Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Colonel, for your testimony here today.
I want to get a better understanding of exactly how this whole strategic plan and everything works.
My understanding of a strategic plan is that obviously it's to get from point A to point B at the strategic level, and you're not too worried about the operational details. Those are worked out in operational plans at a lower level. So keeping that in mind, the strategic plan is evaluated every once in a while to make sure that you're achieving your objectives. I'm wondering if you could paint the scene for us when the Canadian Forces arrived in Kabul. What did the initial strategic plans look like, and how successful were the Canadian Forces in achieving the goals and objectives listed in that strategic plan? Because every plan must have goals and objectives.
What timeline were we looking at in order to have the ability, when it came time to rotate...? What did it look like when we rotated out of Kabul and moved down to Kandahar, except for the PRTs still in Kabul?