There are probably not that many similarities between Bosnia and Afghanistan, but you have experience in both countries. It appears that NATO will be in Bosnia for quite some time before the wounds are healed there sufficiently for us to withdraw our military.
In trying in this committee to get a timeframe on Canada's commitment, when can we look forward to the day we can bring our troops home? We are now committed for three years, and you said in your remarks that it's going to take a long time before the civil apparatus can be put in place to the point where the Afghans can actually run a system of government, a system of justice, social programs, the whole system.
How long do you think we will have to stay in Afghanistan in order to get them to the point where we have reasonable expectations that our sacrifice will have been well spent and worth the effort?