No, Mr. Chairman. Let us take strategic lift for example, air transport. Of the 19 NATO countries, only two that have that kind of lift: the United States and the United Kingdom. I do not hear anyone saying that France, Germany, Italy or any of these other countries have no credibility because they do not have strategic lift. They went into Afghanistan and other theatres of operation by leasing lifts. There is nothing unusual about doing that at all. Not every country can have every capability possible. We have the kind of capabilities we need to be able to do the job that we ask of our troops, and we will continue to do that.
In the House of Commons on May 7th, 2002. See this statement in context.