Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bland and Mr. Bercuson.
I have a couple of questions I'm going to throw out, and then you can respond.
First, Mr. Bercuson, you said the mission evolves. One of the ways the mission is evolving is in response to the Taliban or the other side evolving. I would like you to tell me how one can define Taliban in the current context. We have been reading a lot in the newspapers. There are different elements in the Taliban, whether they come from Pakistan or other parts. Some people are suggesting you can't even call them Taliban; you can call them neo-Taliban. I would like you to tell me how you would define the enemy in Afghanistan today. How has it evolved, and do we need to respond differently? Is that why the situation in terms of our response is also changing?
The other question is to Mr. Bland. I agree with much of what you have said. You say this is a perfect mission, and I support the mission wholeheartedly and fully. Is there anything you would suggest, as an historian, that we're not doing right, or we should do differently, or more, or better? You've said this is the mission, it's great. We support the mission. I want you to take a critical look at it in a positive, supportive way and tell me if there is anything we're not doing that we should be doing, or if there is anything we are doing we ought not to be doing.
Thank you.