I do see this as you do, as a tremendous dilemma. Situations will arise during the course of an engagement that make it look increasingly difficult, with the increasing possibility that we are looking at a tremendous waste of life and money and political capital. And how do you keep the faith? How do you continue to bring the public along with an engagement that remains necessary?
NGOs, for instance, were involved in Afghanistan prior to the Taliban and through the Taliban era. And they will continue to be involved there after the Americans are gone and perhaps.... There is that continuity of engagement of various groups and constituencies.
Canada will continue to be involved in Afghanistan diplomatically as long as it exists as a state. Our military intervention, as part of a larger process, has had its ups and downs, and hopefully we're moving very, very gradually towards a more peaceful Afghanistan where there will be stability and there won't be that need for the military commitment and so on.
Taking a long view is a means of appealing to the common sense of people. We've made these investments. It is important to us and to the region to try to keep things in perspective, while being realistic as well about the setbacks and not diminishing the importance of the setbacks.