01/15/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"it's important for all of you, as you go to your new posts, that you be firm advocates on behalf of democracy, on behalf of freedom, on behalf of the right of the people of these countries to self-det..."
"sometimes the United States is more interested in stability than it is in democracy."
"Progress in Iraq remains critical to U.S. national security."
"We are dedicated to supporting a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq that can be a partner to the United States."