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Obama weighs options for U.S. strategy in Afghanistan

Broadcast: Midday, 11/12/2009, 11:00 a.m.

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President Barack Obama wants more war options as he considers the next step for the U.S. in Afghanistan. A senior official says Obama is refusing to accept all the proposals presented by his national security team. Obama is expected to announce a revamped U.S. strategy in a couple of weeks.

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  • Gretchen Peters: Journalist and author of "Seeds of Terror." Peters has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for more than a decade, first for The Associated Press and later as a reporter for ABC News.

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