Tuesday night, President Obama addressed the nation with what he believes is the strategy to bring the war to a quote, "successful conclusion." Obama announced a troop surge of several thousand soldiers to be deployed over the next year and a timeline that would pull troops out of Afghanistan by 2011.

South Dakota’s two senators say they agree that Obama's plans are necessary and are looking forward to finishing the job in Afghanistan.

They may come from different political parties, but South Dakota's senators both believe sending more troops to Afghanistan is necessary for success and security.

“If we are serious about succeeding in Afghanistan and have a strategy that's put forth by our commanders that say, 'This is how you will succeed.'  You've got to put forth the military force that's compatible with that success in the field,” Senator John Thune said.

“I'm satisfied. I think we could send 100,000 troops and still not be successful in the long term if the Afghanis have no will to defeat Al-Qaeda. That number's not as important as what we do with the troops and how well they train the Afghanis,” Senator Tim Johnson said.

But when it comes to a timeline, South Dakota's Senators do not agree on the President's plan.  Johnson supports it.

“I appreciate that the President has articulated an achievable end game. I think it's essential that Afghanistan understands that we didn't intend to be occupiers and that they have commitments to uphold in their end,” Johnson said.

But Thune says setting a specific date isn't realistic.

”I think you have to have some flexibility based upon conditions on the ground. My hope would be that the time is realistic,” Thune said.

Despite those differences, both senators hope the new strategy will help eventually bring all troops home and re-establish the sense of security throughout the world.

The price tag for the troop surge is expected to be around $30 billion for the first year alone.  Johnson says the cost is something he plans to look into further.  Thune says he would recommend looking at the left over stimulus dollars.