Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try to be brief, because I want to defer to Mr. Chisholm for a question.
I noted, gentlemen, that the forces are doing everything they can in terms of the training mission; however, we see from the International Crisis Group a less optimistic forecast of success. They talk about how attrition rates in the Afghan army continue to be high and literacy levels are extremely low. As well, they have serious concerns about operational capabilities. But we do carry on with our mission. You pointed out that it is to end specifically on March 31, 2014, and that during this current rotation coming up, the forces will begin a gradual drawdown of personnel.
Can you confirm that you have no other instructions, then, to complete that end date of March 31, 2014? I ask that because 10 days ago the President of the United States and Anders Fogh Rasmussen of NATO were talking about a post-combat training mission for NATO and about having a summit next year to discuss contributions to that. Have you been given any indication that there would be a contribution by Canada to that as part of this summit, or is it very clear that we are done, even in the face of comments by Obama that there's a requirement for burden-sharing on the part of all NATO members?