01/12/2009
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"Neither Iran nor al Qaeda had anything to do with these uprisings."
"I think about, 5 or 10 years, seeing a situation like you are describing develop, where at least southern Iraq or, maybe all the way up into Kirkuk is largely under Iranian influence."
"I am more than proud to have the United States help countries in need. But it is very hard to accept helping a country that won't help itself by taxing its richest citizens."
"Both President Bush and Secretary Rice realized that we were just not equipped to do what we were expected to do."