In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'

The Iraqi people are some of the warmest people you'll meet in your life. They are extremely receptive to strangers. Their hospitality is immense.

Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.

The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.

The president calls on the leaders of both parties to start putting the safety of the American people above politics.

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.