Plan Sought In Oct For US Exit From Afghanistan

EVENING ENTOURAGE - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, center, commander of International Security Assistance Force, and Army Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, left, commander of ISAF Regional Command-East, after arriving at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, July 30, 2011. Mullen is on a five-day tour visiting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

In Afghanistan, Plan Sought In Oct For US Exit -- Seattle PI/AP

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been ordered to submit a plan by mid-October for the initial withdrawal of American troops, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. That plan may hinge in part on whether the latest surge in attacks continues through the holy month of Ramadan.

Commanders are hearing that Taliban leaders might leave their fighters in the country to try to regain lost ground during the Islamic holy period which begins Monday, rather than crossing the border to Pakistan, said Adm. Mike Mullen, the Joint Chiefs chairman.

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My Comment: A plan to leave Afghanistan in two months ..... with no level of certainty on what the level of fighting will be. I wish them luck.