. >> with secretary bierce. >> i would con fur -- beers. i would concur with that and go back particularly to matt's comment. the dispersion makes it a bigger challenge in terms of knowing what and where things might happen, but the where is more likely now to be overseas than it is to be in the homeland which isn't to say that we should drop our guard in any way. >> so you really do think that the threat is more severe in terms of a worldwide threat coming onto our shores as opposed to the home grown terrorists? is that what you're saying? >> no, that's not at all what i'm saying. i'm saying this terms of the consequences of a particular kind of attack finish. >> it's going to occur overseas as opposed to the homeland. >> the dispersion of the al-qaeda brand in north africa, in yemen, in somalia and in other places and as it is appearing to manifest in syria now means that the kinds of activities that will be undertaken are likely to be undertaken overseas. >> okay. >> rather than directed against the homeland. that is not to say that we s