CBS News reported this rumor on their website CBSNews.com yesterday. CBS claimed unnamed sources to back their story.
TPM:
The White House is forcefully denying reports that President Obama has settled on the number of troops to send to Afghanistan.
Several stories in recent days have suggested he has made a decision and cite specific troop levels.
Officials have dismissed those as inaccurate, but tonight the White House is sending out a rare statement from National Security Adviser Gen. Jim Jones:
"Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are absolutely false. He has not received final options for his consideration, he has not reviewed those options with his national security team, and he has not made any decisions about resources. Any reports to the contrary are completely untrue and come from uninformed sources."
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters today the president is holding another Situation Room meeting of his war council as he continues to gather information for his decision.
The Wednesday session in the Situation Room is the eighth such meeting and comes right before Obama travels on Thursday for a more than week-long trip to Asia. Gibbs said he does not expect the president to make the decision - or the announcement - before he leaves.
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