I Think The Shiites Want A Theocracy.

It Won't Be A Question Of How Well-trained Or Well-equipped The Army Is But One Of The Authority It Serves.

Until And Unless We Could Disband These Militias, This Country Won't Be Able To Function Properly.

Everybody Seems To Be Imprisoned In Their Own Sectarian Or Political Affiliations. They Don't Seem To Be Able To Rise Above These Things.

I Think People Are Rapidly Losing Confidence In The Political Class, And I Don't Blame Them.

This Contest Between The Secular And Religious Visions Of Government Is Really The Main Choice To Be Made. It Won't Be Decided In One Election, But It Is A Basic Choice Between An Open And Progressive Iraq And One That Is Backward And Continues To Fall Behind.