Mr. Speaker, it is interesting. Right near the end of his speech it sounded to me as if the member was voicing the concerns of people right across this country. That is, when will it end or will it ever end? Is there any possibility?
I have a couple of quotes that I would like the member to comment on if he would.
The first is what the Prime Minister said when presenting his motion to extend the war until 2009:
This mission extension, if the motion is passed, will cover the period from February 2007 to 2009 when we expect a transition of power in Afghanistan itself.
Then a bit later, on February 13, 2008, the Liberal Party's position was very clear when it said, “We say there is no military solution in Afghanistan”.
I would like the hon. member to comment, perhaps, on those two quotes and to further talk about whether he thinks it will ever end.