America has invested blood and treasure here, and we stand for certain values, and one of them is equality for men and women. I believe the new constitution will embrace equality for men and women before the law. |
an agreement that will exclude a major community, that is not in the cards. |
and that our efforts and the effort of many women here in Iraq and the international community will ultimately pay off on this score. |
At this point the determination is to meet the August 15 deadline. |
At this point, the determination is to meet the Aug. 15 deadline. |
Elected leaders need to govern from the center, not the ideological extremes. This is particularly true in the security area, where the new government must continue increasing the capability of Iraqi security forces while ensuring that Defense and Interior Ministry officials are chosen on the basis of competence, not ethnic or sectarian background. |
Everyone agrees the prime minister has to be someone who can bring this country together, someone who is competent in terms of dealing with the problems of Iraq. |
Everyone believes that the prospect for a civil war has diminished significantly over the past several days. All the mainstream leaders of Iraq believe that civil war must be avoided. It's very positive that they are all saying it. |
Everything is on the table. |
Everything that needs to be done must be done to avoid a civil war, and I think they are keenly aware of the danger. |
He can stand beside me and give his opinion, and he is not intimidated. |
He is a tough guy, tough-minded as well. |
He said that based on the information that he has, that she is alive and that they have information with regard to where she might be held. |
He wants ... to get attention that he still is a player. |
He's a man who speaks his mind and he's a strong leader. His performance... convinced me that he's a unifier. We will certainly work with him. I promised that to him. |