thank you. we're also aided by the partnership of the syrian democratic forces. i want the commend the intelligence community, department of defense and members of the national security team throughout the government whose meticulous and tireless work over the course of many months ensured that this mission succeeded. this operation is testament to america's reach and capability to take out terrorist threats no matter where they try to hide anywhere in the world. i'm determined to protect the american people from terrorist threats, and i'll take decisive action to protect this country and will continue working with our close allies and partners, the syrian democratic forces, iraqi security forces including the kurdish peshmerga and more than 80 members of the global coalition to keep pressure on isis to protect our homeland. we remain vigilant. we remain prepared. last night's operation took a major terrorist leader off the