Speaking after meeting Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern, he said negotiations had been "in the context of complete verifiable and transparent decommissioning".
The American people should know that as they view this and try to view the complete picture of that relationship and -- within the context of the successful mission on Sunday.
He will have been concerned by England's defensive vulnerability, but he was able to see injury-plagued Tottenham defender King complete 90 minutes and his worries will be placed in context by the knowledge he has Chelsea duo John Terry and Ashley Cole to recall.