Britain’s new prime minister, Gordon Brown, met with President George Bush on Monday at Camp David. Brown appeared to fully defend the so-called U.S. war on terror.

Gordon Brown: “We know we are in a common struggle, and we know we have to work together, and we know we’ve got to use all means to deal with it. So we are at one in fighting the battle against terrorism, and that struggle is one that we will fight with determination and with resilience, and right across the world.”

President Bush praised Gordon Brown’s vision.

President Bush: “The notion of America and Britain sharing values is very important, and that we have an obligation, it seems to me, to work for freedom and justice around the world. And I found a person who shares that vision and who understands the call. After all, we’re writing the initial chapters of what I believe is a great ideological struggle between those of us who do believe in freedom and justice and human rights and human dignity, and cold-blooded killers who will kill innocent people to achieve their objectives.”

During a press briefing, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also discussed Iran and Darfur.

Gordon Brown: “On Iran, we are in agreement that sanctions are working and the next stage we are ready to move towards is to toughen the sanctions with a further U.N. resolution. Darfur is the greatest humanitarian disaster the world faces today, and I’ve agreed with the president that we step up our pressure to end the violence that has displaced two million people, made four million hungry and reliant on food aid, and murdered 200,000 people.”