Obama's Speech in Student Terms

Today's episode of CNN Student News covers President Obama's speech from last night in student-friendly terms. The episode covers the rationale used by President Obama and the implications of his request for 40,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan over the next twelve months. The episode is embedded below.
Wes Fryer has an excellent post this morning about using digital tools to analyze President Obama's speech. If you're looking for some lesson ideas, I highly recommend reading Wes Fryer's post.