Thank you all for your presentations. Thank you for mentioning human security, an expression that we are unfortunately hearing less and less often here.
Ms. Talbot, I know that your church has asked to meet with this committee next Tuesday to talk about the prospects for peace in the Middle East, particularly in Israel and Palestine. I really hope that the committee will be able to grant your request. That said, you mentioned that, not only did the sanctions not prevent the development of the nuclear program, but that they had almost encouraged that development.
If you could expand on that, I would appreciate it.