Thefirstistowithdrawin a moremeasuredwaythatwillsalvagesomestabilityfromthesituationinAfghanistanandsecondly, leavetheUnitedStatesandcoalitionpartnerswithsomecapacityforcounterterrorismintheregionanddoallofthisinclosecoordinationwithitsNATOallies.
S forcesforlogisticalsupportinAfghanistan, andSecretaryGeneralStoltenbergmadeitclearthatNATOwon't leavebeforethetimeisright a clearhintthattheymaydeadlinecouldbeextended.
ThosehopeshavebeendashedbecausetheTalibanhavetakensuch a a linewhere, whereintheyarepursuingmilitaryvictoryTheytalkinDohaheart, butwithoutreallyanyconviction.
I thinkthemostimportantthingisthattheUnitedStatesandtheAlliancearesignalingthatNumberone, we'regoingthio, consulttogether, decidetogetherandacttogether, not a unilateralwithdrawalbytheUnitedStates.