But I think we ve learned an awful lot in a year there. And the risks to our soldiers will be, I think, minimal. The military side has done an outstanding job. Back in May, when the President asked me to go over, it was because he was concerned that civilian implementation was lagging behind the military. There s been a game of catch up going on, and I think at the end of the year, six months after my arrival, I think that the team of us, all of us, because it s not just the U.S., it s the World Bank, the European Union, the bilateral donors, have made major progress.
Airports are open.
Roads and bridges are repaired. The rail system is intact and can be operated on. Power is being delivered. Those of us who live in Sarajevo in the cold, grim winter nights are happy that there s now electricity there. Water has been restored, but we still have a major job of turning the economy around.