We can't afford to talk past one another, to focus only on our differences, or to let the walls of mistrust go up around us.
We have made enormous progress working alongside the Iraqi Government over the last few months.
It is time for us to transition to the Iraqis.
We want to be fully briefed, and nothing does that better than face-to-face meetings.
You can choose to build new bridges instead of building new walls.
If that wasn't true, then somebody named Barack Hussein Obama would not be elected President of the United States of Ame...
I think that my presence here can help do that.
I think the most important thing to start with is dialog.
Simple exchanges can break down walls between us.
I came here to reaffirm the importance of Turkey and the importance of the partnership between our two countries.
The United States stands ready to help the Italian people in this time of need.