Good morning, Mr. Granatstein. First, I would like to ask you a few questions about Afghanistan.
In your statement, you justified our involvement in Afghanistan on the basis of our national interests, that is to say that it is a volatile region and that its neighbours have nuclear weapons.
It is the first time I hear this. Usually, people would say that we went to Afghanistan with a UN mandate to restore peace there had been compromised by the presence of the Talibans and of al-Qaeda.
Do you believe that the fact this region is volatile and its neighbours have nuclear weapons is the definition of our national interests and justifies our involvement in Afghanistan?