My prior prediction that Obama was going to announce his strategy last week was clearly wrong. However, that was based on rumors in the blogosphere. This time, Obama himself says that he's going to the finalize his decision over Thanksgiving weekend and announce his plans in a major speech next week.

In a preview to his decision, he also says that he is going to "finish the job" in Afghanistan. It looks like he's going to go in with 30,000 - 40,000 more troops, but also provide benchmarks for success and some sort of exit strategy. My previous thoughts on the issue can be found here.