Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:

President George W. Bush's speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
The war on terror is not over, yet it is not endless. We do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide. No act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. Their cause is lost. Free nations will press on to victory.

Which example would best support the president's claim in this excerpt? (3 points)


A true story of an act of terror followed by a show of American strength

Interviews with likable people who support Al-Qaida and Afghanistan

Photographs of the various landscapes in Afghanistan and Iraq

Personal reflections on the meaning of war and peace throughout history