Obama says Afghan decision coming in weeks

President Barack Obama meets with his national security council on Wednesday, hosting the fifth of a series of top-level discussions on how to move forward in Afghanistan, an eight-year war that officials have warned may soon fail without the proper action. Obama has said he will take a deliberate process in determining the next steps for the Afghan war, and that no decisions on resources will be made without absolute clarity on the strategy. Obama hosts the strategy session in the Situation Room of the White House. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Gen. David Petraeus of the US Central Command, National Intelligence Director Adm. Dennis Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta joined the president. NATO and U.S. commander Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan participated via video conference.