I think there will be a large turnout outside Iraq and expect the number of voters outside will be much more than last time.

This is a very large number of political parties and this is evidence that everyone from all segments of society want to participate in this political process.

We have prepared two million ballot papers.

The Kurds say they will not come back unless Iraq is federal.

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens.

The presence of our forces in Iraq is not unlimited. The administration's repeated statements that we will stay in Iraq as long as needed sends the wrong message. We should not mislead the Iraqis into thinking that they have unlimited time to reach a broad-based political settlement.