No, nor was the decision taken overnight. We were working on several events at the same time. Among other things, there was the conference and the exhibition. The re-enactment was only one component. At one point, sitting around the table, historians had proposed that the re-enactment be done more respectfully and that several components be added, possibly a giant screen upon which the names of the French who died that appeared in Jean-Yves Bronze's book would be projected, and so on. There were choices to be made and they were made. We felt that in order to attract the greatest number of people to inform them about these events, this was the best way to proceed.
On February 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.