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
the war on terror is not over, yet it is not endless. we do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide. no act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. their cause is lost. free nations will press on to victory.

which answer is a complete and correct summary of this part of the speech?

the united states of america is known as a free nation.

the war on terror is nearly coming to an end.

there has been a war on terror, and it is still continuing to this day.

though we don’t yet know when the war will end, it will end, and we will win.