president bush i dealt with -- he's from a different staple of politics for me. i found him straightforward and strong, and i agree with him on the basic security threat. president clinton, we were more political soulmates if you like, progressive politicians, very much involved in the kind of third-way politics, how you get democrats in the labor party in a centrist political situation. with president obama it's been focused on the middle east peace process. the great thing president obama's done, and i think people underestimate this, is he made it a priority from the beginning of his presidency, and that's the key thing. that's what gives us the chance, now, to push ahead and to get a solution. because the problem both president clinton in the year 2000, president bush, 2007/2008, it's a lot tougher for the president to really make progress when it's the end of the presidency. >> one final question on the book, this has caused a little