I Think People Are Rapidly

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.

I Think The Shiites Want A Theocracy.

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

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

If The Security Forces Continue To Be Dominated As They Are Now By Political Groups Or Sects, Then The People Won't Trust In Them - And The Result Will Be Civil War Or Fragmentation Of The Country.