If we win, we will govern as Iraqis, not just as Shias. We will ensure the participation of other communities.

They say the elections would not happen, and they did. They say the constitution will not be written, but it will.

[Khalilzad acknowledged he was] personally disappointed ... some differences in views on details, but not on the main principles or major issues.

It's your government, not ours.

I wake up in the morning and one thing that I worry about is maybe I may not have done my best for my people. I try always to do my very, very best and if I don't strive the hardest — this is what worries me.

The security situation is improving, especially Iraqi security forces with regard to both quality and quantity,