Do the Australian government is looking to complete the mission in “shortest time-frame possible,” according to Defense (Defence?) Minister John Faulkner

It should be noted that the Australians have been in with the Americans on everywhere that the US has fought for the past 100 years, including Vietnam, so this is not a good indication of the direction of military involvement of allied forces.

Basically, there is not a whole bunch of goodwill left for operations in Afghanistan after the Bushie’s fiasco in Iraq, even with a new president.