President Obama completed his ninth and what is expected to be final meeting of the War Council last night, and all signs suggest he’ll be announcing the decision in a primetime address next week.
The meeting ran just shy of two hours, with Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag was present in the Situation Room for the first time.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released a statement:
“After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days.”
Several reports this morning say Obama will tell the nation his decision Dec. 1. His top general and U.S. commander in the field also have been told to prepare to testify on Capitol Hill next week.
