NATO Chief: Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Be Speeded Up

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anthony Ulrich, center, and U.S. troops arrive at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 27, 2012. Ulrich, a civil affairs commander, and the troops are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison

Nato Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Be Speeded Up, Says Rasmussen -- The Guardian

Exclusive: Redeployment of some troops might be accelerated, says Nato chief, who admits 'green on blue' attacks have hit morale.

The retreat of western forces from Afghanistan could come sooner than expected, the head of Nato has said as he conceded that the recent Taliban strategy of "green on blue" killings had been successful in sapping morale.

In an interview with the Guardian Nato's secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, responded to pressure for a faster withdrawal from Afghanistan by stating that the options were being studied and should be clear within three months.

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My Comment: Nato's Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is only voicing what he is hearing from the leaders of member states who .... with no political support at home .... now want their forces out of Afghanistan. My prediction .... the withdrawal of NATO forces will accelerate, and Taliban successes will correspondingly increase.