"We have very high confidence that by that date conditions will permit us to end the surge and begin a gradual and responsible drawdown of U.S.forces."

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Damon Lindelof, one of the show's creators, says getting ABC to announce an end date for "Lost" three years in advance, gave them time to carefully craft the plot line leading to the finale.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25