The role 2 hospital is a capability that was put in for our forces, but you have to take a look at all aspects of the situation there. When I visited Iraq for the first time, there was an attack that happened. It's not just looking at what we provide in terms of role 2. We have to look at the holistic picture of the Iraqi security forces, the injuries they're taking, and the civilians.
In the north they do actually have good hospitals there. Let's put the role 2 hospital aside for a second. For example, one of the biggest aspects of what the Iraqi security forces had, especially the peshmerga, was not being able to do casualty collecting points. Based on your experience, you know how important the casualty collection point is, so you can stabilize people before you put them in an ambulance. They realized during that time when they took significant hits that they didn't have this ability. We were able to send in the right people to start training them on how this is done. They wanted to just quickly send them on to the hospital, but as you know, somebody may not survive on the way.
We looked at all aspects. It's not just about the number of injuries; it's about how that treatment is going to be done for the Iraqis, the Iraqi security forces. We have a certain responsibility, as Canadians, within that area. We are fulfilling that. The hospitals are there for the coalition, but those types of decisions are made on the ground, and they look at things. For us to judge exactly who should go in there would actually hinder their ability. The coalition itself did look at all aspects, especially when it came to displacement that was happening there.