Political Quotes

“on October 15, one week from tomorrow, the Iraqi people will cast their votes on a new, permanent Iraqi constitution, a social compact, which if ratified, will be unique in the history of the Arab Middle East. Since the stunning January 30 elections, Iraqi leaders have worked tirelessly to draft this historic document. Next Saturday, the Iraqi people will have the chance to formally express their support for this historic document. Throughout the summer, we witnessed the complex and painstaking nature of the constitution drafting process. These negotiations included leaders from all of Iraq's ethnic and religious groups. The product is a result of patience, flexibility, and compromise. As the President said yesterday in his televised speech, ``By any standard or precedent of history, Iraq has made incredible political progress--from tyranny, to liberation, to national elections, to the writing of a constitution, in the space of 2\1/2\ years.'' Indeed. And they have made this progress under a hail of constant threats and violence from terrorist enemies within and without their borders. American service men and women have sacrificed greatly to advance America's interests in Iraq, but many more Iraqis have been killed and injured in the pursuit of a free and democratic Iraq. The draft permanent constitution lays a solid foundation for a stable and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East. It establishes a true democratic system.…”