As the Secretary-Defence, are you happy with the military successes that the Security Forces are gaining?
Yes, of course. What we have achieved for the last three years, we have never achieved in the last twenty years. We have done extremely well in defeating the LTTE. This is mainly thanks to the Commanders of the three forces and other military leaders at various levels. And also this is due to the commitment of the soldiers. Their courage has brought us military victories. Q: According to your predictions, how soon can the Security Forces capture the entire Wanni? A: It is very difficult to give time frames because in military operations we never know what obstacles you come across. But, we are confident of liberating Wanni. We have some more areas in Kilinochchi and Mullathiv, where they have been concentrating for longer periods as they know that they have to fight hard with the military one day. But facing whatever the difficulties, the military will capture the entire Wanni. Q: Talking about the improvement of man and fire power of the Security Forces, are we steady enough to face a
