Backdrop he is going to step in front of the American People tonight and try to make the case that he has the right path forward when it comes to afghanistan and that they should trust him. Its a very big decision for me. I took over a mess. And were going to make it a lot less messy. Reporter President Trump set to outline his strategy for americas path forward in afghanistan. A major test for the new commander in chief, one that could put more american troops in harms way. After meeting with Top Administration officials at camp david on friday, the president announcing saturday he had made a decision after months of deliberation and delays. He has made a decision, as he said. He wants to be the one to announce it to the American People. It is a south asia strategy, not just an afghanistan strategy. Reporter the president has been presented with a wide range of options. Everything from a full withdrawal to the deployment of up to 4,000 more soldiers,
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backdrop he is going to step in front of the american people tonight and try to make the case that he has the right path forward when it comes to afghanistan and that they should trust him. it s a very big decision for me. i took over a mess. and we re going to make it a lot less messy. reporter: president trump set to outline his strategy for america s path forward in afghanistan. a major test for the new commander in chief, one that could put more american troops in harm s way. after meeting with top administration officials at camp david on friday, the president announcing saturday he had made a decision after months of deliberation and delays. he has made a decision, as he said. he wants to be the one to announce it to the american people. it is a south asia strategy, not just an afghanistan strategy. reporter: the president has been presented with a wide range of options. everything from a full withdrawal to the deployment of up to 4,000 more soldiers,
john kirby, thank you very much. so this will be the first formal prime time address to the nation by president trump. he s going to unveil his long awaited plan for the nearly 16 year long war in afghanistan. cnn s sara murray live at the white house with more. what do we know? reporter: good morning, chris. this prime time address is going to be a huge moment for president trump. it comes at a time when his credibility, when his character, when his ability to lead is under question by many americans, he s going to have to stand up tonight and convince them that his strategy is the right path forward for afghanistan. it s a very big decision for me. i took over a mess and we re going to make it a lot less messy. reporter: president trump set to outline his strategy for america s path forward in afghanistan. a major test for the new commander in chief. one that could put more american troops in marms way. after meeting with top administration officials at camp david on friday,
me. i took over a mess and we re going to make it a lot less messy. reporter: president trump set to outline his strategy for america s path forward in afghanistan. a major test for the new commander in chief, one that could put more american troops in harm s way. after meeting with top administration officials at camp david on friday, the president announcing saturday he had made a decision after months of deliberation and delays. the president has made a decision, as he said. he wants to be the one to announce it to the american people. it is a south asia strategy, it s not just an afghanistan strategy. reporter: the president has been presented with a wide range of options, everything from a full withdrawal to the deployment of up to 4,000 more soldiers, adding to the more than 8,000 american forces already there. that s an option recently ousted chief strategist steve bannon opposed. the founder of the controversial security firm blackwater has