this year when all al-qaeda thing blew up there, and he was, he kept pointing out that he loved tasha heuser proud of the way britain and libya because there were no boots on the ground, no british casualties, and the job was achieved. will, you look at libya today and there's hardly a drive. i just think at the moment, and the same is true in washington, the appetite for committing the military to open ended operations overseas is very limited at the moment. >> con, thank you very much. [applause] >> and thank you, everybody, for joining us. we do have copies of the book available for purchase in the lobby and con will sign this hik for you up here on the podium. but thanks, everybody for coming today and we look over to welcoming everybody back to the heritage foundation. thanks. >> thank you. pleasure. >> [inaudible conversations] >> is there a non--- is there a nonfiction author or '02 like to see on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv.org. >> here's a look at the top 10 best selling nonfiction books according to the "los angeles times." >> and that's the top 10 best nonfiction books acc