Preliminary signals on Afghan decision.

[SirNitram]

People here, I suspect, are interested and on different sides, so, loyal filter of the board, I am here to release prelim stuff on it from the White House.

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[quote]WASHINGTON — President Obama told Congressional leaders on Tuesday that he would not substantially reduce American forces in Afghanistan or shift the mission to just hunting terrorists there, but he indicated that he remained undecided about the major troop buildup proposed by his commanding general.

Meeting with leaders from both parties at the White House, Mr. Obama seemed to be searching for some sort of middle ground, saying he wanted to “dispense with the straw man argument that this is about either doubling down or leaving Afghanistan,â€