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"The Iraqi elections were an important first step."
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"You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently."

"To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him."

"Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all."

"America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy."

"After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first."

"Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections."

"If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would."

"So far the changes in the president in his second term have been mainly of a rhetorical nature."

"First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict."
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