You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people. You will own all their hopes, aspirations and problems. You'll own it all.

but the one thing I can assure you of is that it will be held in trust for the Iraqi people, to benefit the Iraqi people. That is a legal obligation that the occupying power will have.

War is war and there will be casualties,

We will be with you in this current crisis and in the future,

I will always treasure the four years that I have spent with President Bush and with the wonderful men and women of the Department of State, ... I think we've accomplished a great deal.

My folks have come up with models that span 80 years, ... We will explore ideas with our friends in the weeks ahead.