troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan, a financial crisis that had really set back the western economies. so he has had a series of issues, huge issues, he's had to deal with. and he -- his focus has been on the domestic side, on health care issues, on rebuilding the american economy. i think, on the -- on his external policy, i think he has been cautious, possibly to a fault. i think he has been hesitant to get back involved in military engagements in the islamic world, for example. scarred by what had happened in iraq and afghanistan. and recognizing that public opinion, the political appetite for further engagements, is very low. equally, he's taken risks. he took risks with the osama bin laden killing, which i think has really shaken the capacity of al