What I've heard about the American forces in the south is that the marine unit that is coming in now has been given a mission that takes them through to November. What I understand about the commitment from the Americans at the NATO summit is that by the end of January 2009, they would have met what our ask was of NATO to have another manoeuvre battalion in Kandahar province itself.
So the marines are in. Whether they are extended in the next several months and stay on through or whether they leave and then are replaced is a question that the United States armed services would work through.