Meet the Press guest list for December 6, 2009

HILLARY CLINTON
Secretary of State

ROBERT GATES
Secretary of Defense

SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ)
Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee

THOMAS FRIEDMAN
Columnist, New York Times
Author, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0"

BOB WOODWARD
Associate Editor, The Washington Post

This week: President Obama addresses the nation with his plan to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.  Will the surge be enough to win the war, now in its ninth year?  What is the definition of success? How will the additional troops be paid for? Is the Afghanistan government doing all it can? Two key members of the president's national security team join us: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

Then, Sen. John McCain, the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2008, and Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, gives us his reaction to the president's plan in an exclusive "Meet the Press" interview.

Plus, We'll have an in-depth discussion on President Obama's plan for Afghanistan. Joining us: The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and New York Times columnist, Tom Friedman.

David Gregory is the moderator of "Meet the Press." Betsy Fischer is the executive producer. Rebecca Samuels and Chris Donovan are the producers.

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