Zalmay Khalilzad

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.

The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet.

During the Cold War era the issue was the containment of Soviet influence and we tolerated many an authoritarian regime as long as they were useful to us in this respect.

Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world.

The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods.

We are not going to abandon Iraq.