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US President Barack Obama walking on stage2. Cutaway of soldiers holding up cameras trying to get a picture of Obama3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\"Today we gather here at...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAnchorage, Alaska - 12 November 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. US President Barack Obama walking on stage\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of soldiers holding up cameras trying to get a picture of Obama\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Today we gather here at Elmendorf and we see the same spirit, its the same spirit that I saw in the outstanding airmen and soldiers I met with a few moments ago, its the sprit that I see in all of you, its your sense of service, answering your countries call, volunteering in a time of war knowing that you could be sent into harms way. That's a sense of responsibility on your part, the belief that the blessings that we cherish as Americans are not gifts that we take for granted, they are freedoms that are earned.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Cutaway of soldiers holding up cameras trying to get a picture of Obama ++REPEAT SHOT++\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are no words that are strong enough and no tribute worthy enough to match the magnitude of such service, but to you and all who serve I say this, the American people thank you, we honour you and just as you have fulfilled your responsibilities to your nation, your nation will fulfil its responsibilities to you.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of soldiers holding up cameras trying to get a picture of Obama ++REPEAT SHOT++\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I want you guys to understand I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American people or our vital interests, but I also make you this promise, I will not risk your live unless it is necessary to America's vital interest (applause). And if it is necessary, the United States of America will have your back, we'll give you the strategy and the clear mission you deserve, we'll give you the equipment and support that you need to get the job done, and that includes public support back home. That is a promise that I make to you.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - November 12, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e8. Set up shot of analyst from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Karin Von Hippel \u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Karin Von Hippel, Analyst at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies:\u003cbr/\u003e\"My understanding is that he hasn't fully rejected all four options but rather he wants more details about each. He wants to understand how they would be enforced. He wants to understand how we would make sure that the Afghan side is accountable on the government and the military side in Afghanistan. So I really think he wants more details about how to ensure these strategies can be implemented properly.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - November 12, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of US State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly walking into room ++MUTE++\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ian Kelly, State Department Spokesman: \u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a very important decision. It's a decision for the president to make. The role of the Secretary and Ambassador Eikenberry in this is to provide their point of view. This will all go into the deliberation that the president is making right now and it's just not something that this department is going to go into.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnchorage, Alaska - 12 November 2009\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of Obama walking off stage and shaking hands with troops\u003cbr/\u003eNearing a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama told a military audience on Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support, including the backing of the American people.\u003cbr/\u003eObama made the promise to more than a thousand troops and their families gathered at a hangar at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska.\u003cbr/\u003eThe visit was part of a brief stop over as the president refuelled en route to a four-country trip of Asia.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile praising the troops \"spirit\" the president made no direct mention of Afghanistan or his week long review, now nearing completion, of how to revamp the struggling war effort there. \u003cbr/\u003eIn recent days, from a sombre memorial for the 13 people shot to death at Fort Hood in Texas to a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Obama has lauded the determination of the all-volunteer military.\u003cbr/\u003eBut his assurance on Thursday about public support was new, and it was unclear how he would rally it.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I want you guys to understand that I will never hesitate to use force to protect the American people and our vital interests,\" Obama told the troops. \u003cbr/\u003e\"But I also make you this promise: I will not risk your lives unless it is necessary to America's vital interests.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe comments came as a top US official confirmed on Thursday that Obama had rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and has asked for revisions.\u003cbr/\u003eThe acknowledgement from US Defence Secretary Robert Gates followed reports citing anonymous senior administration officials that Obama rejected the four Afghan war options on Wednesday at a White House war council meeting.\u003cbr/\u003eGates told reporters on Thursday that the president had asked for revisions that combine the best elements of the proposals.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe changes could alter the dynamic of both how many additional troops are sent to Afghanistan and their time in the war zone.\u003cbr/\u003eKarin Von Hippel, the co-director of the Post Conflict Reconstruction Project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, said she understands that Obama hadn't outright rejected the plans before him.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He wants more details about each,\" she said on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He wants to understand how they would be enforced. He wants to understand how we would make sure that the Afghan side is accountable on the government and the military side in Afghanistan.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe development comes as President Obama's own ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, voiced strong dissent about a US troop increase.\u003cbr/\u003eEikenberry's misgivings centre on a concern that bolstering the American presence in Afghanistan could make the country more reliant on the United States, not less. \u003cbr/\u003eHe expressed the opinions in forcefully worded cables to Washington just ahead of Obama's latest war meeting on Wednesday.\u003cbr/\u003eThe concerns of Eikenberry and others who share his views underscore US scepticism about the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose government has been dogged by corruption.  \u003cbr/\u003eAt the State Department on Thursday, spokesman Ian Kelly refused to comment about the concerns of Eikenberry, or what they might mean for the administration's ultimate strategy for Afghanistan.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is a very important decision. 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