Our government has been very clear on our support for NATO and a multilateral approach. In terms of withdrawing from the program of the previous government, a lot of cuts were made, and I've outlined that, whether it was the deficit reduction action plan they had or the strategic review. That was one of the programs, and how they intend to justify it is up to them.
It created a lot of problems at NATO. When a key founding member withdraws from a very significant program, it then forces other nations to step up. We put them in a very difficult position.
Our re-engagement at NATO was a necessary step, because right now, NATO unity is so important. We need to send a very aggressive message to Russia that NATO matters, NATO unity matters, and solidarity is there. We've done that in terms of an enhanced forward battle group, and we've demonstrated this. The AWACS program is not just about being part of a program; it's also making sure that we take the lessons learned from all the different nations. As I stated, as there are more nations involved in this, we're going to develop better programs as well in interoperability.