Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and through you to our witnesses.
First of all, Mr. Dallaire, we support the work of our troops, what they're doing in Mali, using our helicopters to fly emergency medical evacuation missions and whatever other troops may be in the region to help out in one way or another. However, we've had several witnesses for this study state that the UN Mali mission does not stand a chance of viable long-term peace.
As someone who has considerable first-hand knowledge of UN peacekeeping, do you agree with the assessment that this so-called peacekeeping mission is all for naught?