All this leads to prevention, which then reduces the conflict and reduces the ability to sustain, and also makes the mobilization base of the belligerents much smaller. If they can't use children because they are rendered ineffective, then they will have to look at another option if they want to continue the fight.
Putting soldiers asleep with three hours of international law may have helped their morale, but has done nothing to move the yardsticks in preventing the use of child soldiers and being effective against that threat. I would contend that the doctrine we helped the Canadian Forces write, the training directive they have, which we helped them put together, the Dallaire initiative, are still steps towards the Canadians Forces being effective in facing child soldiers.