Absolutely. One of the things that we've seen over the history of NORAD is Canada's ability to say no. We saw it with regard to missile defence, which was discussed earlier. Canada chose not to incorporate that. Many people, including many people we both know, said it might be the death of NORAD if Canada didn't participate in ballistic missile defence. The threat and warning systems wouldn't be as valuable and we would have to wrap up NORAD. Yet we didn't. In fact, Canada was able to say no.
We've seen Canada being able to say no to missions in Iraq, but say yes to Afghanistan, and no to Vietnam. Even in the case of the Bomarc missile crisis, Canada said yes to a missile, and then had second thoughts because of the nuclear tips, and we worked that out. I think there's a great respect in the U.S. for Canadian sovereignty, for Canada's ability to say no. I think there's an expectation of courtesy and consultation because we are, after all, supposed to be friends. But within that context I don't think jointness necessarily prohibits your ability to act independently. But that is often raised, and I do understand the sensitivity.