14 UNITED STATES V. MOHAMUD (1) he could drive a car right into the Square from the street; (2) many people would be there; (3) nobody expected an attack in Portland; and (4) security would be light. Mohamud said that he planned on being in the car when it blew up. The agents (who were not familiar with Portland) had no input into Mohamud’s chosen target. Youssef wanted Mohamud to realize the seriousness of what he was saying. Mohamud assured them he did. He said that “since I was fifteen I thought about all this things before,” and explained: [I]magine every day we see you know in Arab, you know, newspapers and news you know our people are killed you know. So for us to see that you know it would be a smile from me to see them in the same. You know, you know what I like, what makes me happy? You know, what I like to see? Is when I see the enemy of Allah then they are you know their bodies are torn everywhere. . . . That gives me you know like high hope and happiness you know. When Youssef pointed out that there would many women and children at the event, Mohamud responded: [I]n general just a huge mass that will, you know like for them you know to be attacked in their own element with their families celebrating their holidays. And then for later on to be saying this was done for you to refrain from killing our children, women.