General Atkinson, I know that we have put in place the new
joint district coordination centres, what we call 911.
We opted for that method because during operations, when we withdrew and left the police in charge, it did not work all that well. In fact, the Taliban gained back ground. The Senlis Council said certain things, but there are several organizations and no agreement on the importance of progress made by the armed forces in the field. Even if we are making progress, are we losing ground? Although the Taliban have suffered tactical defeats, they have unfortunately been successful in the case of suicide bombers and IEDs. Have we won back the ground that was lost since the 911 centres were created?