Obama promises strategy, clear mission for troops sent to war

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Obama told a military audience Thursday he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support — including the backing of the American people.

"That is a promise that I make to you," Obama told more than 1,000 troops and their families gathered at a hangar here, as the president stopped briefly for refueling en route to a four-country trip to Asia.