02/25/2004
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"A free and peaceful Iraq will be a historic event."
"I prayed for their families."
"The sacrifice that our folks are making in Iraq will serve our Nation's interests in the short term and long term."
"I welcome the announcement by the Iraqi Governing Council of a political timetable as called for by the United Nations in U.N. Resolution 1511."