Zalmay Khalilzad People Quotations

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.

I congratulate the Iraqi people on having arrived at this historic moment. The U.S. is proud of the role we have played in helping Iraqis achieve this success.

We can't say whether Tehran is supporting Al Qaeda, but we do know that al-Qaida people come here from Pakistan through Iran.

The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government - quite unlike minorities in other countries. The circumstances here are far more complex than many people in Washington imagine.

I constantly signal to the Iraqi leaders that our patience, or the patience of the American people, is running out