Quote

We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq.

We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making the transition to democracy.

Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.

We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.

There is only one option in Iraq: that we win.

I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.

Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform home as soon as possible.

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously.

In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.