December 16th, 2010
05:40 PM ET
Obama: progress and challenge in AfghanistanBy CNN Wire Staff We are "on track to achieve our goals" of disrupting, dismantling and defeating al Qaeda and eroding "its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future," he said. The gains, however, are fragile. The president noted, among other things, that there has been a "successful increase" in the recruitment and training of Afghan forces due partly to the July 2011 deadline set by the administration to start withdrawing the U.S. military. A "sense of urgency" is galvanizing other allies as well, he claimed. 
December 16th, 2010
11:18 AM ET
Snowy White HouseIt's beginning to look like a Winter Wonderland over here at the White House. Just in time for a busy morning when POTUS, VPOTUS, Sec. Gates and Sec. Clinton will be here to update reporters on the Af-Pak strategy.
December 16th, 2010
11:15 AM ET
Obama touts Native American CommunitiesBy CNN Wire Staff "We're making progress," Obama said at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, the second of his administration. "We're moving forward. What I hope is, we're seeing a turning point in the relationship between our nations." He said he wants to hear more from tribes about how that can be done, whether it's through supporting education and health care on reservations, combating crime or job creation, "and that's why we're here today." 
December 16th, 2010
07:07 AM ET
POTUS's schedule for Thursday, December 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (CNN)– The White House releases the much-anticipated annual review of US strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan this morning. President Obama will make a statement about the Af-Pak review at 11:45a in the Briefing Room. Vice President Biden will also attend. Earlier in the morning, President Obama travels over to the Department of the Interior for the White House Tribal Nations Conference where he will make remarks. |
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