"Whatever view each of us may take of the events of recent months, it is vital for all of us that

"Whatever view each of us may take of the events of recent months, it is vital for all of us that the outcome is a stable and democratic Iraq."
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
In his address prepared for Tuesday's meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.
"We think the international community has a strong interest in Iraq being a success."
John Negroponte
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
"I won't even tell you what I saw."
David Varnedore
Volunteer firefighter, who came across the mangled victims of an accident between a car and an all-terrain vehicle. Two of his children were among the dead.