Administration officials say President Obama will unveil his decision on sending tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan next week. Obama is expected to announce the plan in a prime-time address next Tuesday night. At the White House yesterday, Obama said he intends to “finish the job” in Afghanistan.

President Obama: “I’ve also indicated that after eight years, some of those years in which we did not have, I think, either the resources or the strategy to get the job done, it is my intention to finish the job. And I feel very confident that when the American people hear a clear rationale for what we’re doing there and how intend to achieve our goals, that they will be supportive.”

The announcement is expected to coincide with congressional appearances by the top US military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, and the US ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry.