Q. Let me follow up on that, because given — given your precise preparation for a question like that, it seems to me –
ARI FLEISCHER: You’re easy to read, David. (Laughter.)
Q. I guess so. Well maybe that — then maybe that means that there’s some level of defensiveness, that perhaps the President is worried that the American public may be less patient than he advised them to be. Is that the case?
MR. FLEISCHER: No, I just anticipate your questions well.
Q. Wait a second, Ari. This is wartime. That’s a dodge of the question.
MR. FLEISCHER: You’re asking me why am I prepared to answer your questions?
Q. No, that’s not what I asked you. I asked you, does he feel that the public did not adequately bring up its expectation for what we are facing.
MR. FLEISCHER: No, and as I answered your question at the very beginning, I said that the American people, in the President’s judgment, have been well-prepared for this. And the American people understood — as the President repeatedly, going back to September 12th at the United Nations, talked about the possibility of the use of force.
