Thank you, Mr. Gauthier.
I will be splitting my time with my friend Mr. Gerald Keddy.
Mr. Gauthier, I am pleased to hear you speak. I am new to this committee. I am fascinated with Afghanistan, and I want to understand what's happening over there.
We have been in Afghanistan since 2002. There has been a great deal of progress achieved. Unfortunately, many people still think that success is instantaneous, that we need only snap our fingers to fix everything. On the other hand, we are told that the conflict in Afghanistan is different from other conflicts because this conflict is asymmetrical.
I am new to this field and I would like to know what the major difference between the conflict in Afghanistan and the other conflicts is. Are the strategies and the tactics being used in Afghanistan different from those we used during other conflicts? Are we on the right track with regard to this new strategy?