Therefore, that extra $12.8 billion, certainly a very formidable figure on paper, probably should be looked at as an initial step of a much larger and ongoing effort that's going to have to come about if these admittedly worthwhile yet modest objectives are going to come to fruition. I believe, however—and, again, I'm not casting stones—that DND and the CF have read the political landscape very well, and they sense that.
Par conséquent, cette somme additionnelle de 12,8 milliards de dollars, un chiffre formidable sur papier, devrait être considérée comme la première étape d'un effort plus important et soutenu, si nous voulons que ces objectifs modestes, mais louables, soient atteints.