of there. so it is a complex inner agency effort here. tom, i can t guarantee a certain number by a certain day. as the general said, weather could play a factor. in fact weather has played a factor today. so what we think is at max capacity. 5,000 to 9,000 per day and a couple of dozen sorties per day, conditions permitting. but it has to be done in close concert with our state department colleagues. and so we ll do as much as we can for as long as we can. and you talk about the 31st and the mission coming to an end. that is an arbitrary date set by the white house. the white house could, the president could, i know this is a question for the white house, extend that deadline into september as long as the airport is secure, isn t that right? the mission that we ve been given, tom, is to conduct this drawdown by the 31st of august. but if the airport is secure, you could continue into september, couldn t you. that is a decision that the president, commander-in-chief