Given the job that needs to be done and all the criticism that the Manley report has levelled at the mission up to now, do you really think that 1,000 more soldiers could really be an effective addition to Canadian troops? In fact, we are seeing very limited results. So 1,000 soldiers in just one part...You said yourself that there are other soldiers elsewhere, but I imagine that they have the same problem. There are about 58,000 troops in total. To what extent could 1,000 more soldiers in one part of the country make a difference?
On March 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.