The president’s remarks will begin at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT.
You can watch the address live online at WhiteHouse.gov’s livestreaming page. CBS will also be broadcasting the address, and the network’s coverage will also be available online.
Anonymous sources told The Washington Post the president plans to announce that he will bring home 10,000 U.S. troops this year, along with an additional 23,000 troops by the end of September 2012.
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Currently, around 100,000 U.S. military personnel are in Afghanistan, and almost half of that number were sent by Obama in 2009.
November will marked the tenth year the U.S. military ha s been engaged in Afghanistan, and the occupation has become increasingly unpopular in the past several years.
Afghanistan From Above
Army Sgt. 1st. Class Veronica Ashe scans the Afghanistan countryside during a recent mission.
Photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak courtesy of Flickr, isafmedia
Obama Surprises Troops
President Barack Obama waves to U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.
Official White House photo by Pete Souza courtesy of Flickr, soldiersmediacenter
Marine Honors Fallen Family Man
First Sgt. Dennis M. Bradley, non-kinetic fire support chief for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, touches the identification tags of Lance Cpl. Michael E. Geary, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2/9, Dec. 17, during a memorial service at Camp Hanson in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Geary made the ultimate sacrifice while conducting combat operations in northern Marjah, Dec. 8. Regimental...
