Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
This is our third meeting since I've been here that is discussing the situation in Libya. At the first meeting in August there was frustration and talk of stalemate and just a lot of uncertainty. In September we had a sense of the light at the end of the tunnel. And now, certainly, there's no disputing that the NATO mission was successful and is nearing a definite end.
I'm wondering whether we have any indicators in place that will demonstrate that the NTC is capable of carrying on alone, now that Gadhafi is no longer a threat. Have we established a formal operational liaison with the NTC forces to determine when they will be able to continue the task at hand on their own?