What will President Obama do in Afghanistan?

[0:00] ..." All right joining us now ABC's George Stephanopoulos and George we're hearing that President Obama said no to. Five separate plans in Afghanistan what did he say no to wonder why."...

[0:12] ..." plans on the table the -- increase the number of troops in Afghanistan from anywhere from ten do little more than 40000 troops. The president in fully reject them but he did ask a lot of questions what he's most concerned about. Is that. None of the plan says to his mind have adequate time lines for getting out. I've Afghanistan what he calls with their staff what his staff calls off -- your first reported yesterday and am -- blogging abcnews.com. And it's pretty clear. Going into the meeting the president was gonna press for answers on those questions and for clear. Definitive time lines for getting out of our commitment to Afghanistan but he didn't get didn't hear what he needed to hear yesterday according to White House officials say he's going to be pushing for more answers. While he's on his trip to Asia. Officials still say they don't expect another meeting of his war council. But he will be talking to cabinet members and other."...

[0:00]" All right joining us now ABC's George Stephanopoulos and George we're hearing that President Obama said no to. Five separate plans in Afghanistan what did he say no to wonder why."

[0:11]" Well there's several different plans on the table the -- increase the number of troops in Afghanistan from anywhere from ten do little more than 40000 troops. The president in fully reject them but he did ask a lot of questions what he's most concerned about. Is that. None of the plan says to his mind have adequate time lines for getting out. I've Afghanistan what he calls with their staff what his staff calls off -- your first reported yesterday and am -- blogging abcnews.com. And it's pretty clear. Going into the meeting the president was gonna press for answers on those questions and for clear. Definitive time lines for getting out of our commitment to Afghanistan but he didn't get didn't hear what he needed to hear yesterday according to White House officials say he's going to be pushing for more answers. While he's on his trip to Asia. Officials still say they don't expect another meeting of his war council. But he will be talking to cabinet members and other. Top officials privately. Over the next several days and weeks as he makes his decision you think it's is gonna happen this year George. I think it well I think -- them most likely to happen. Either right before more likely right after. Thanksgiving although this deadline has -- before. As you know and the president does seem. Is especially concerned with the credibility. And and the integrity of the Karzai government where they can actually deliver on their promise is whether Afghan forces can actually be trained up. In a way sufficient to allow American forces to leave. Any. An and acceptable -- timeframe and so far he hasn't he has been convinced that that's the case. So is issued no longer is with the number of troops being deployed at the strategy itself. What will be different none of the different strategies or the different and conversions of the strategy -- Contemplate different numbers of troops but would -- us officials keep on telling me is that far more important. The actual number of troops is. How many Afghan troops to be trained up. To secure their own country. How. After how the Afghan government can be built up to provide security and an economic security. To its people. And and whether this all can be done in an adequate time --"