You were probably asked this question when you appeared before the Senate committee. The National Defence Policy Statement sets out eight criteria which must be met before any international deployment. I'm not in a position to list these eight requirements. However, there are two requirements about which I am sure and on which I'd like your opinion. It is common practice before any deployment takes place for a number of criteria to be met, which was undoubtedly the case for you in the past when you have had to comply with the National Defence policy.
Once such requirement is a well-defined end state, as you say in English —, the other, a clear exit strategy.
Could you tell me whether these two criteria were taken into consideration prior to deployment? This is something I'd like to know.