Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world. |
Sunnis seem to be developing confidence in the political process. They believe that their grievances can be dealt with politically. That's what their willingness to participate indicates. |
That is the real test, whether they will vote for it in large numbers or not, ... If they don't, then it will be a real problem. |
That will bring down the total level from 17 brigades to 15. |
That's a possibility if we don't do everything we can to make this country work. What's happening here has huge implications for the region and the world. |
That's possible given the positive political developments and the continuing growth in the capabilities of the Iraqi forces. |
The composition of the forces that we have there and their mission are not ends in themselves for us. What it is is Iraq being able to stand on its own feet. That's the end: Iraq succeeding, |
The country is bleeding. Iraqis want their leaders to rise to the occasion, to form a government of national unity. |
The draft constitution has moved in the right direction and is moving toward becoming the national compact Iraq needs. |
The draft constitution is one of the most progressive governing documents in the Muslim world, ... in terms of its protection of rights of religious freedom and conscience. |
The draft constitution of Iraq is the most progressive document of the Muslim world. |
The insurgency cannot and will not be defeated by military means alone, ... The military instrument has to be integrated into a larger strategy that's largely political. |
The Iraqis tell me that they can finish it and they will finish it tomorrow. There are options, obviously, should they need it, but at this point, my information is — and I've just come from a meeting with the Iraqi leaders — that they intend to finish it tomorrow. |
The Kurds say they will not come back unless Iraq is federal. |
The meeting was a very positive step. It was a good day today in Baghdad. |