Mr. Chairman, I will be sharing my time with Mr. Chisu.
During the spring conference of the NATO Parliamentary Association this year, we received briefings on the combat operations and the state on the ground. There was not insignificant concern amongst parliamentarians as to whether or not the army is going to be ready to take over when it comes time.
In this briefing we were told that the militaries of emerging democracies fail when the officers become politicized. Typically, the government fears a coup and then infiltrates the officer corps.
From what your soldiers on the ground are relaying back to you, is there any indication that the police in Afghanistan are being politicized?