Obama sees leaks on Afghanistan as firing offense

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was furious over leaks from within his administration over deliberations on Afghanistan war strategy and considered them a firing offense. Obama told CBS News in an interview that the strategy review involved life-and-death decisions. "For people to be releasing information during the course of deliberations, where we haven't made final decisions yet, I think is not appropriate," he said in Beijing during a nine-day trip to Asia. Asked whether he was as angry about the matter as Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Obama replied: "I think I'm probably angrier." Asked whether he thought the leaks were a "firing offense," he said: "Absolutely."