NEWSNIGHT - Tuesday 1 December 2009 2230 GMT - BBC Two
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Presented by Jeremy Paxman
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After over two months and 10 top level meetings with senior advisors,
President Obama is ready to announce that 30,000 more US troops will go
to Afghanistan in the next six months taking the American deployment
there to 10,000. It's arguably the biggest moment of Obama's presidency
thus far and a decision he's been wrestling with since he was handed the
report from General Stanley McChrystal back in September.
In a speech at West Point Military Academy Mr Obama will lay out the
American strategy in Afghanistan and seek to allay fears that this could
be an open ended mission. Gavin Esler is in Washington to consider the
merits of the Commander-in-Chief's military strategy and we will ask
whether he can sell it to an increasingly sceptical American Public.
Sting has been campaigning to save the Amazonian rainforest and its
indigenous people from destruction for over 20 years. The musician has
just returned from a fresh trip to the region, highlighting the
importance of the rainforests in mitigating against the effects of
climate change. We have exclusive footage of that trip and Jeremy will
be talking to Sting live about his campaign.
David Cameron made a speech earlier today attacking the excesses of
health and safety culture and setting out how the Conservatives might
tackle this thorny issue. Steve Smith went along, well once he had
filled out an appropriate risk assessment form. We will be donning hard
hats and fluorescent jackets to discuss whether as David Cameron said "a
noble intention to protect people from harm has mutated into a
stultifying blanket of bureaucracy, suspicion and fear".
Join Jeremy at 10.30pm.
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