Mr. Kieran Brennan:

Why do I say that? In my four years as deputy chief of staff (operations), there was a 100% track record of Government taking our advice, notwithstanding on a couple occasions we had to elaborate on the advice.

On the second thing, when we deploy overseas, as the Senator well knows, we deploy with a certain capability. Within those capabilities, we deliver operational outputs. If a war situation developed very quickly, in many instances, we would not have the emergency capability to actually deal with that situation. If it became a Korea, which the Senator referenced, or a Ukraine situation, we are not deployed to deal with that situation.

Peace enforcement brings with it a certain amount of military hardware and rules of engagement that allow us to complete our mission successfully. Chad was a perfect example of that and Kosovo continues to be a perfect example.