Q: What has the President’s reaction been to the proposals that military commanders and others have made so far? And when do you expect a decision on that next stage?

MR. EARNEST: I don’t have any — well, I’m not going to get into the back and forth that the President has with his national security team, including his military advisors, other than to say that the President’s approach time and again here has been to look for ways that we can redouble our efforts in those areas where our strategy is yielding some progress.