Thank you for that.
I think it's important to note, and you touched on this, Ms. Mason, in your opening comments, that we are now faced in our Parliament with a motion that I think will continue the same strategy we've followed in the last couple of years for another number of years. The government says that will be it and then it will be fine, which from the testimony we've heard I think is folly. I don't think anyone could predict that. You know, “Give us to 2011, extend the war for a few more years, then we'll achieve our goals and we'll pull out. We promise.”
I think anyone who has viewed this conflict, no matter what side you're on, will note there's no way to predict the future and say it's going to be all done. That's been noted from some of the examples—Cyprus being one.
I'd like to start with you, Ms. Mason. You mentioned Manley's report in your opening comments. By the way, I agree with most of his observations, but not his conclusions. But if it's not the right direction, what direction should Canada be taking in the next couple of years? You said that the counter-insurgency approach has failed. I would like to hear what you believe should be the direction that Canada takes.