I think we are pretty well out of time, Madame Deschamps. General Hillier has to catch a plane and he said specifically that he would have to leave at 4:30.
We thank you, General, for again coming here. You've spoken somewhat about the technology and the equipment that's available. I can tell you that we as a government are very committed to making certain that our men and women who lay their lives on the line daily for us have more of this high-tech, top-of-the-line equipment.
We thank you, and we would ask you to pass on to our troops our appreciation for the very good work they are doing in Afghanistan.
We will suspend for one minute and allow the general to take his leave. Then we will invite our witnesses for the second hour to come to their seats.
Thank you.