Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan

US military personnel attached to ISAF are seen at Orgun-E Camp,
Afghanistan in this Nov. 5, 2009 photo. REUTERS

From McClatchy News:

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.

As it now stands, the administration's plan calls for sending three Army brigades from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y. and a Marine brigade, for a total of as many as 23,000 additional combat and support troops.

Read more ....

My Comment: I am hearing the opposite .... so this tells me that there must be a considerable amount of disinformation floating around, or people are talking without a clue on what has been decided yet.