Well if you had any common sense at all, you'd know that the "war on terror" isn't a tradional "war" in any sense of the word...meaning there isn't a traditional way to win the war. Seems like common sense. I'm thinking he just said what he did in the past to inspire confindence in the public to not be affraid...and thus far they haven't had a reason to worry. I'm sure he's coming back now to "clarify" before he gets attacked by the left for making overly confident statements.