Mr. Speaker, I wish the United States in particular had thought a bit more about the safety of the world when it financed and supported the Mujahedeen and Osama bin Laden in the 1980s. We are now, unfortunately, reaping some of the consequences of those decisions.
I note as well that the member talked about not targeting Afghani civilians. The fact is that we have once again that terrible concept of collateral damage. We saw it in Kosovo and in Iraq where we continue to see it.
I ask the parliamentary secretary very specifically to respond to the fact that the Red Cross has called for the banning of cluster bombs. Canada has contributed men and women to the coalition, and we certainly wish them a safe return, but what role are we playing with respect to the decisions around the deployment of cluster bombs in Afghanistan?