I don't think David's arguing for a "slim-down" in the sense that you mean, Danny. The way I read his post indicated to me that what he's hoping for is an Afghan force that allows such a reduction to take place. Is it there now? No. Does that mean that we shouldn't keep trying to train and mobilize one? Obviously not. It's important to prevent the accusation of colonialism that we prepare the Afganis to defend themselves, and part of that is the inevitable hand-over of security duties. With that should come a reduction in outside military presence. It may not happen tomorrow, but it should be on the horizon in planning terms (and certainly not 60 years out).