Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to welcome our guests, who are joining us on this early morning.
A witness to our committee, General Lewis MacKenzie, said that the word “peacekeeping” is a misnomer for modern missions like Mali, as “There is no peace to keep”. General MacKenzie also believes that the French should be taking the lead in Mali, not the UN, because the other three forces that are in the country are not prepared to accept UN leadership.
General Fraser, is peace possible in Mali when the UN is considered an enemy by the Islamic rebels?