Behind the scenes at the White House

[0:06] ..." what he's going to do about troop strength in Afghanistan. But the White House says he has now had -- final war council meeting and ABC's incompetence at the White House this morning postal do we expect -- to the president's decision."...

[1:34] ..." back to Washington and will finally get that chance to testify on Capitol Hill. To say in public how he would move forward to meet this new mandate. By the president and whether this number of"...

[2:19] ..." as possible. Maybe that's quiet last night in the photograph -- the White House posted of this secret meetings. Peter orders on the budget director made his first ever appearance at a National Security Council"...

[2:56] ..." with India are crucial in the neighborhood around Pakistan and Afghanistan. And prime minister saying will be welcomed a report to the rain is gonna push that big fancy military troops arrival ceremony indoors. But it"...

[3:34] ..." among the inviting uses Massachusetts governor Deval and then mrs. -- Diane Patrick of the last time that the the bushes drew a lot of potential of the state that Laura Bush persuaded. George W defiantly dress up in white tie do we know White House is prescribed for tonight."...

[3:55] ..." told me how hard it was. To convince her husband to wear white pride when they invited the queen of England she said George. You have to she said she had condi rice helped convince them they had to deal with it once during his administration. This is black tie but interest and menu the prime minister and in fact many of his party are vegetarians. A lot of rice and curry on the menu tonight."...

[4:19] ..." ABC's Ann Compton at the White House thanks in."...

[0:00]" His critics say that he is dithering the commander in chief the president still a public announcement. About what he's going to do about troop strength in Afghanistan. But the White House says he has now had -- final war council meeting and ABC's incompetence at the White House this morning postal do we expect -- to the president's decision."

[0:18]" Probably next Tuesday one stop. The holiday is over and Congress's back when the president stood up from met on the usual nighttime meeting last statement. He did not tell his National Security Council what his decision is going to may -- that they. Those who have been working with him indicate that he's aiming toward adding as many as thirty maybe 34000. More combat troops into Afghanistan. And what I think was important from the meeting last night. He told his advisers he now has the information he needs not just to get troops in. But eventually how to get them out again that was an important part of his new calculus general McChrystal recommendations was for. 40000. More troops there are 60068000. On the ground out. If President Obama. Aims for about 34000. Troops we expect that NATO which has a lot of forces on the ground there as well. Late next week NATO would -- PM and additional several thousand troops -- general McChrystal would get pretty much what he asked for. When he was giving recommendations for the old Afghan strategy -- one that was articulated in March. As good as we've announced we expected general McChrystal. Will be summoned back to Washington and will finally get that chance to testify on Capitol Hill. To say in public how he would move forward to meet this new mandate. By the president and whether this number of forces."

[2:00]" David Obey of Wisconsin congressman has his hands on the purse strings as chair -- the Appropriations Committee doesn't want any more troops -- He says that they do the president gonna have to pay for it. Michigan senator Carl Levin says there should be a tax on the wealthy to pay for the state clearly Wanamaker is not comfortable for the administration as possible. Maybe that's quiet last night in the photograph -- the White House posted of this secret meetings. Peter orders on the budget director made his first ever appearance at a National Security Council meeting -- tell the president what this is going to cost."

[2:45]" And it is a huge one there is a huge Indian Americans. Population in this country India is the largest democracy on the face of the planet. Relations with India are crucial in the neighborhood around Pakistan and Afghanistan. And prime minister saying will be welcomed a report to the rain is gonna push that big fancy military troops arrival ceremony indoors. But it won't dampen a state dinner tonight. -- That they had to build a stampede tent on the South Lawn. 320. Seated guests I expect some Bollywood stars may be invited as well. The president inviting but as personal friend from Chicago. They are pulling out all the stops of course any president and First Lady are judged on that. First state dinner at that level of elegance and all of the."

[3:34]" among the inviting uses Massachusetts governor Deval and then mrs. -- Diane Patrick of the last time that the the bushes drew a lot of potential of the state that Laura Bush persuaded. George W defiantly dress up in white tie do we know White House is prescribed for tonight."

[3:51]" This is black tide tonight but I can tell you Laura Bush sat next to me at a dinner and told me how hard it was. To convince her husband to wear white pride when they invited the queen of England she said George. You have to she said she had condi rice helped convince them they had to deal with it once during his administration. This is black tie but interest and menu the prime minister and in fact many of his party are vegetarians. A lot of rice and curry on the menu tonight."

[4:19]" ABC's Ann Compton at the White House thanks in."