What's he going to do, tell Al Qaeda and iraqi militants that our troops are not going to be supported? Of course he is saying that.
Also, it is smart to say that, because they have to. That's the beauty of this outcome. They have been complaining and moaning, but they are not going to do anything differently!
Am I the only one who is sickened by the lighthearted jovial nature of this Q and A?
That's what the South Vietnamese hoped, as well.