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November 23, 2009

Obama closing in on Afghanistan war choice

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Monday signals the president is very close to locking in a final decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan, how to send them, and how to get them out.

 Gibbs says the final deicsion "may be tonight, may be over the course of the next several days." Obama meets Monday might for the 9th time with his war council at the White House.

Gibbs also says the decision will not be announced this week. The "first possible time" for announcement is next week, he says.


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