Mr. Speaker, I understand what the hon. member has said in his speech and the good things we are doing in Afghanistan.
How can we guarantee the Canadian public that we will in fact finish what we are doing by 2011? In other words, can we comfortably say there will be a military victory in light of the fact that not long ago 100,000 troops from the Soviet Union were not able to achieve a military victory?
How many more troops will it take? Is it conceivable that we will be there for a long haul? Ultimately, does he really think that we can achieve a complete military victory in Afghanistan?