English: After meeting privately to discuss the situation in Iraq, President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair address the media in the Cross Hall Friday, Jan. 31, 2003. "I appreciate my friend's commitment to peace and security. I appreciate his vision. I appreciate his willingness to lead," said the President of Prime Minister Blair. "Most importantly, I appreciate his understanding that after September the 11th, 2001, the world changed; that we face a common enemy -- terrorists willing to kill innocent lives; that we now recognize that threats which gather in remote regions of the world must be dealt with before others lose their lives." White House photo by Paul Morse