The U.S. is winning the global war on terror, Rumsfeld said, citing as proof the progress made in Iraq and Afghanistan. The three elections that have taken place in Iraq in 2005 and the development of a constitution are historic events that show the bravery and determination of the Iraqi people and their significant progress toward democracy, he said. "It has to be an enormous disappointment to the enemies," he said. "They have lost something very big, because the Iraqi people now have control of that country."