I would not like to elaborate ... I think they should understand what I mean.

We will help them if our help is needed. They will have to decide if they need help or not.

If the Sunnis do not buy into this draft, then it would be a problem.

If the Sunnis do not buy into this draft . .. then it would be a problem. It could assist the insurgency.

I think American impatience has to do with the notion that we don't know what we're doing. If we could project that we are moving in the right direction, Americans are ready to be very patient.

The security ministries have to be run by people who are not associated with militias and who are not regarded as sectarian. The issue is how forces that we're investing a huge amount of money in are perceived by the Iraqis. If they are perceived as sectarian, their effectiveness will not be there. We have insisted on this, stated it clearly. These two ministries need people who are acceptable to all parties of a national unity government. ... We are saying: If you choose the wrong candidates, that will affect U.S. aid.