Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Staci, I just want to let you know that a number of years ago I spent two wonderful days in Lake Leelanau, not too far from where you are.
In terms of the original reasons we were at war in Afghanistan, they were unrelated to whether women went to school or not. It evolved into the discussion around putting more women in school, because it's a heart-rending issue when you realize the suffering that many of them have gone through as a result of trying to go to school.
Regarding the numbers and the disparity in the numbers you referenced when you started talking, you said that if you started at 3% and you go to 6% and it's a 100% increase, it's still nowhere near enough. Sometimes when we hear these reports I have to question whether those numbers are expressed in that fashion to augment why we were there in the first place.
I spent six months in Saudi Arabia 30 or 35 years ago. The company I was with was doing business with them, and we portrayed the Saudis as being at a certain place when they were quite backward compared to that.
I wonder what your thoughts are on the numbers and how they're being expressed back here.