It is a document drafted by people who are in the field. We have had strategic plans, and this is all that we required from Ottawa. We, the people working in the field, are the ones responsible for executing the strategic plan and adapting it to Kandahar.
What do the six priorities mean in day-to-day life in Kandahar? I always felt free to do what I needed to do, because Ottawa had provided me with a very clear plan. It was its execution that was the issue.