At the White House, President Bush announced Thursday he’ll outline a new strategy for Iraq next week.

President Bush: “I’m — I’ll be ready to outline a strategy that will help the Iraqis achieve the objective of a country that can govern, sustain and defend itself sometime next week. I’ve still got consultations to go through. Whatever decision I make, though, will be all aimed at achieving our objective.”

The administration’s plans for Iraq are believed to center around sending an additional 20,000 U.S. troops. As it moves toward a troop increase, the Bush administration is making a series of replacements in top diplomatic and military personnel. On Thursday, the White House announced plans to nominate Admiral William Fallon to replace General John Abizaid at Central Command. Meanwhile, Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus has been tapped to replace Gen. George Casey as the top military commander in Iraq. Both Casey and Abizaid have voiced concerns about a troop surge in Iraq.