commit the troops. did he get the nation behind him? we have to leave it there. thanks very much. our coverage is clearly going to continue. ac 360 is standing by. we ll be back tomorrow in the situation room. the president s national security adviser general jones will be among my guests. thanks very much for joining us. ac 360 starts right now. . president obama s new plan to finish the war in afghanistan. he is sending 30,000 more troops. it s a commitment with an expiration day, july 2011. a year and a half to fight the taliban and then try to get out. he made his case about an hour north of new york s ground zero where the war began eight years ago. we have extensive coverage in the hour ahead from our reporters who have been there for years, our political analysts on the heat this is already taking, dick cheney blasting the president today. liberal democrats opposing any additional troop commitment. first, the key moments in case you missed the speech, presi
before we go, want to recommend a terrific new book written by robin meade, the anchor at hln s morning express. it is called morning sunshine. it will inspire you. check it out. another guy who will inspire you is anderson cooper who goes wherever the action is. he s still in afghanistan. time now for ac 360. anderson? larry, thanks so much. the action is here in afghanistan. we re at marine forward operating base engineer an mow. it s now morning. the date is 9/11, eight years since it all began. the attacks on america, then the war here. the war, of course, continues here. but it s a very different kind of war which is being fought which leaves with americans with a much more difficult battle on their hands. we saw that firsthand today. marines with members of the fledgling afghan army torn away during a visit to a nearby village by reports of a flare thrown. we gave chase. never found the bad guys. they melted away, it seems. a tough war to fight. back home, house