There is an old saying in the military that no plan ever survives first contact with the enemy, and I think here we are seeing, of course, changes in the actual tactics that are employed by the Taliban. The calls for specific capabilities reflect the realization that since the facts on the ground have changed, then our response to those have changed as well. I'd also come back to my earlier statement that of the most recent Canadian additional commitment, a good chunk of it was directed towards animating the provincial reconstruction team, as opposed to simply providing the additional combat power.
On September 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.