The report contained some pretty dodgy budget figures that were best ignored but the report itself was worthwhile and instructive.
In late 1990, Kuwait hired an American public relations firm to convince U.S. voters that liberation from the dictator Saddam Hussein was worthwhile and morally correct.
"We decided to upgrade and expand where it was worthwhile, and to get out of those where we didn't think the investment would pay over time". South Street Seaport, he said, was one of the places where Rouse decided to stick it out.
Online tools and lobbying recieved a more positive response, with 70% of respondents saying they felt that spending money on a website was worthwhile and over half of those surveyed saying that lobbying government and other organisations (58%), as well as advertising (67%), were worthwhile.
The prime minister's visit, though brief, is the start of a delicate process whereby Cameron, in deference to the lives lost and the reputation of the British army, will have to argue the mission was worthwhile and his country's forces are leaving with dignity.
Researchers looked at data for more than 300,000 people in Britain from the past three years who had been asked how satisfied they were with their lives, whether they felt what they did was worthwhile, and their levels of happiness and anxiety.
