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Deputy secretary shanahan, and colonel duggan, and most especially, thank you to the men and women of fort myer and every member of the United States military at home and abroad. We send our thoughts and prayers to the families of our brave sailors who were injured and lost after a tragic collision at sea as well as to those conducting the search and recovery efforts. I am here tonight to lay out our path forward in afghanistan and south asia. But before i provide the details of our new strategy, i want to say a few words to the Service Members here with us tonight. To those watching from thei...

Deputy secretary shanahan, and colonel duggan, and most especially, thank you to the men and women of fort myer and every member of the United States military at home and abroad. We send our thoughts and prayers to the families of our brave sailors who were injured and lost after a tragic collision at sea as well as to those conducting the search and recovery efforts. I am here tonight to lay out our path forward in afghanistan and south asia. But before i provide the details of our new strategy, i want to say a few words to the Service Members here with us tonight. To those watching from thei...

The president has to make that pitch at a time this americans after 16 years might say, getting long in the tooth. The president needs to remind everyone, why were in afghanistan in the first place. It is easy to forget, after 16 years, we went because we were attacked and al qaeda had a safe place in afghanistan to plan and promote those attacks. Why have we stayed there 16 years . Because you dont win these sorts of wars overnight. Neil he has to make that point. Yes. He does, one thing we never really heard from a president , is why does this matter. I do think that you know we keep saying ...

The president has to make that pitch at a time this americans after 16 years might say, getting long in the tooth. The president needs to remind everyone, why were in afghanistan in the first place. It is easy to forget, after 16 years, we went because we were attacked and al qaeda had a safe place in afghanistan to plan and promote those attacks. Why have we stayed there 16 years . Because you dont win these sorts of wars overnight. Neil he has to make that point. Yes. He does, one thing we never really heard from a president , is why does this matter. I do think that you know we keep saying ...

Our senior white house correspondent, the three generals playing suchl prominent roles, james mattis, h. R. Mcmaster, and john kelly, have apparently persuaded the president against his gut to do more, not less. Reporter this was not an easy decision for President Trump and in fact, fellow republicans have blasted him for taking so long to make up his mind. Increased troops, if he does that, would mark a major shift. In 2013, before he announced his candidacy, he said we should withdraw. Afghanistan is a waste of money. As president , hes taken a much more measured meeting at camp david on fri...