Here is the full Obama Afghanistan speech video, transcript, photos at West Point on Dec. 1, 2009. The live address from President Barack Obama at the Military Academy in New York announces his Afghan war strategy and plans for sending additional troops. The speech can be seen online via the live stream video broadcast at 8pm ET. Thereafter come back for the full video, text and pictures.
The speech has concluded and the full video has been posted below. Here is the Obama Afghanistan speech transcript from Dec. 1, 2009.
According to White House Secretary Robert Gibbs, the President outlines his decision to send upwards of 40,000 additional troops to the region, including some 30,000 U.S. troops. He will additionally seek troops from NATO allies to enable the war strategy in Afghanistan. The speech is intended to explain the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan in a conflict which began in 2001 during the Bush administration. As reported by CNN, according to Gibbs has stated that Obama is presently reviewing this decision with world leaders who include British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Source and more details: Obama informs top diplomatic, military officials of Afghan decision
For more analysis, see:
- Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in 2011, Officials Say
- Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan
- 34,000 troops will be sent to Afghanistan
- Added forces will be concentrated in southern Afghanistan
The full video is below.
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Obama Afghanistan Speech (Video, Photos) West Point Address 12-1-09 transcript
4:49 am on December 5th, 2009 1
I want to print a hard copy of the speech. How???
Thanks.
Nina Bell
12:28 am on December 5th, 2009 2
@Nina Bell, here is the link to the printable version of the text of the speech: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/world/asia/02prexy.text.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
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