The Iraqi military are able to deploy these weapons within 45 minutes of a decision to do so.
The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.
This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian discrimination.
We should not mislead the Iraqis into thinking they have unlimited time to reach a settlement. The longer they think that, the less likely they will be to act.
All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously.
In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.
Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war.
Normal Iraqi etiquette was forgotten the moment drivers sat behind the wheel.
Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.
Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine.
They have called Operation Iraqi Freedom a war of choice that isn't part of the real war on terror. Someone should tell that to al Qaeda.
Yet the march toward freedom is not without its hazards or its casualties and the threats of violence aimed at Iraqis who participate in the election will be dealt with accordingly.
The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.
This election is a critical step in that overall plan - transforming the Iraqi government into a fully constitutional one, able to secure its own borders and ensure the safety of its citizens.
The UN could help the Iraqi government get on its feet and help the United States withdraw a bit more.
If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to have a representative government and will be at peace with its neighbors and in the region.
The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision that because of the international pressure Iraq has to disarm itself.
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.
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
You've gotten words about those American and Iraqi deaths and mutilations, but precious few images.
