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2009-2013: The Third Bush Term:

Senior administration officials are briefing the press about President Obama’s speech tonight detailing the 30,000 more troops he’ll be sending to Afghanistan.

They say he will outline a “new window of opportunity” and a “new approach” to the region.

But another talking point emerged, with language we’ve heard before.

An official told reporters that tonight at West Point Military Academy Obama will announce he will “surge American forces” to reverse the momentum of the Taliban and with the main goal of training Afghan forces.

The official repeated a bit later that “this surge, if you will, will be for a defined period of time” and said it again later in the call.