WILL MARK BRAINLEIST
Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:

President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
Our mission continues. Al-Qaida is wounded, not destroyed. The scattered cells of the terrorist network still operate in many nations, and we know from daily intelligence that they continue to plot against free people. The proliferation of deadly weapons remains a serious danger. The enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we. Our government has taken unprecedented measures to defend the homeland — and we will continue to hunt down the enemy before he can strike.

How does the sentence "Americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home" support the central idea of the speech?

It furthers the notion that Americans want nothing to do with a war against terrorists.
It supports the idea that American troops will not occupy another country after defeating the enemy.
It supports the point that the war is an ongoing effort that cannot be won overnight.
It contributes to the notion that being a soldier is physically and emotionally demanding work.