Okay.
One of the reports that came out last week said that teenage security people are being hired, then given an AK-47 with ten days of training. The way I read the report it seemed to indicate that they would have some responsibility for providing security for some of the men and women of the Canadian Forces who are working to build this road in southern Afghanistan in Kandahar.
I found that very troubling. I'm wondering, what are our obligations internationally in terms of child soldiers? I have two sons who are in the police department. They went through nine months of training. I know you can't compare Canada to Afghanistan. However, I find this very troubling: ten days of training and automatic weapons to provide some kind of security.
I understand what you've said about the Afghan police. I know a great deal needs to be done, but is this any kind of a solution to encourage that?