enthusiastically, we want war, probably hasn't been involved in a war. but as david said, i think the vast majority of the american people and british understand why we went there. there is a reason why al qaeda is on its heels and has been decimated. there is a reason why osama bin laden and his lieutenants are not in a position to be able to execute plots against the united states or great britain. there's a reason why it is increasingly difficult for those who are interested in carrying out transnational operations directed against our interests, our friends, our allies, to be able to do that, it is because the space has shrunk in their capacity to operate is greatly diminished. now, as david indicated, this is a hard slog. this is a hard work. when i came into office