united states, they will get it striked at them. they are not immortal. this is going to happen. yes, it is a tactical pm operation because he was important not only within al-qaida. he was crucial for the al-qaida networks inside the united states so one thinks if we take out al-awlaki in iraq but another thing if we take out anwar al-awlaki who was a direct threat to national security meaning he had connections with elements within our own society, some of whom we have stopped. others, we weren t able to stop including the fort hood massacre issue. from that perspective, it s very important. at the same time, i keep cautioning, al-awlaki is not the end of the day. he is, you know, one part of that chain and now we re going to focus on who al-awlaki has changed. who al-awlaki has indoctrinated