Yesterday,
CBS and others said Obama had made his decision about how many troops to send. Today, Jim Jones says it's just not true:
"'Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false. He has not received final options for his consideration, he has not reviewed those options with his national security team, and he has not made any decisions about resources. Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources.'" Politico
Meanwhile,
ABC takes another crack at it:
Senior administration officials tell ABC News that President Obama at his war council meeting tomorrow will assess four different specific strategies for Afghanistan and Pakistan, including two different options put forward by Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
At his meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, October 30, President Obama asked Pentagon officials to assess in detail two other strategy options, including the missions, troop requirements and cost.
All four options increase the levels of US troops in Afghanistan. The president has not yet been presented with those new assessments.
All four options will be discussed in detail when the Joint Chiefs and other senior officials meet with the President tomorrow.
