Reporter you can see some troops here at fort meyer. They are anticipating the president speaking. President has said that war in afghanistan is going nowhere, in need of a new strategy. But the plan he is expected to outline tonight differs from what he advocated in the past. At president s only public appearance today, watching the eclipse, he said nothing about tonights address, he is expected to announce more u. S. Troops will be headed to afghanistan. I think well see him honor general nicolsons request for more troops. About 4,000. To train the afghan army, police the governance of afghanistan. Reporter donald trump was a fierce advocate of complete withdrawal. This, quote, i agree with president obama on afghanistan. We should have a speedy withdrawal. Why should we keep waste our money. Rebuild the u. S. As a candidate, President Trump conceded he has little choice but to continue the fight. I would stay in afghanistan is probably one place we should have gone in middle east it