02/02/2016
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"For all of their troubles and difficulties, Iraqis want a real voice in governance and are committed to a democratic process."
"The U.S. has long supported a unified Iraq as being in the best interest of all of Iraq's communities, including the Kurds."
"I was honored last year to receive the State Department's first Mark Palmer Award for the Promotion of Democracy for actions taken in Burma."
"There cannot be a return to the prewar status quo."