enemy. i remember the last president announcing a troop surge and then next day he went to u.s. military academy at west point and announced when they were withdrawing. this president has said, it s a conditions-based withdrawal. he hasn t given a specific number of troops he ll put in there. that s very important. it sets our adversaries on notice they can t simply fight us and wait us out. in other words, it s not a time-driven strategy. that s a very positive thing. not withstanding what was said about pakistan, it puts them on notice. the rules of engagement are now changed. they re defined not in the quarters of power in washington but out on the battlefield. colonel, listen, i know your love of the military and have been out on the road with you and in hospitals with you so i know your commitment is beyond
america s longest war. the trump team has been working on a new afghan strategy for months now. many options on the table. they range from a troop surge to a complete withdrawal. one proposal favored by now-ex-white house chief strategist steve bannon, shifting the responsibility to private contractors. what some refer to as mercenaries. they could bump 4,000 troops, mostly advisers that embed with local army units. officials say troop levels just one component of the full south asia strategy that includes pressuring pakistan to deny safe haven to the taliban and other extremist groups. let s bring back julian ze zellezer, historian and professor at princeton university. good morning to you, sir. good morning. 9:00 eastern time. primetime, the president addresses the united states and tries to reassure them, convince them of his strategy in afghanistan. how pivotal a moment is this for
i m richard lui. president trump will address the nation monday night on u.s. engagement in afghanistan and south asia. he could announce a troop surge in afghanistan. msnbc will bring you the president s remarks live tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern with rachel maddow and analysis from the msnbc political team. in tomorrow s solar eclipse will be visible across 14 states giving watchers roughly 2 1/2 minutes to view the phenomenon of the moon passing in front of the sun. don t miss that. for now, back to lockup. rumors were flying around the town of boone, iowa, right after emily fazzino s death. family and trends thought alex fazzino had killed his wife. they just kept saying over and over, he murdered her. he murdered her.
forward. this is something that the white house has been working on for months. and finally tonight, we will get what the president has decided to do with that war that has gone on for so long and cost so many lives. indeed, many lives lost, as boris mentioned there. more than 2,200 killed. more than 20,000 wounded. the trump team has been working on a new afghan strategy for several months now. many options on the table. they rank from a troop surge to a complete withdrawal. one proposal favored by now-ex-white house strategist steve bannon shifting the responsibility to private contractors, what some refer to as mercenaries. sources tell cnn it could be a bump of some 4,000 troops, mostly advisers, though. that in bed with local afghan army units. officials say troop levels are just one component of the full south asia strategy which includes pressuring pakistan to deny safe haven to the taliban and other extremist groups.
living up to the stature of the office he holds. david, thank you. i want to now bring in jack murphy. thanks so much for being with us. thanks for having me. i wonder what you are looking to hear tonight. well, i think unfortunately my expectations are he s going to announce yet another troop surge. this has been tried again and again and again, but we learned well over a decade ago surging more troops in doesn t mean there will be more targets, doesn t mean more actionable intelligence to act on. what another troop surge will accomplish in afc i don t really know. i don t think really anyone understands. so much of the focus has been on training afghan forces having by those just, you know, i