"The Iraqi security forces and their level of credibility is the biggest issue ahead of the power

"The Iraqi security forces and their level of credibility is the biggest issue ahead of the power handover. They are not ready yet, but we are working very hard."
Col. John Toolan
Commander of the 1st Marine Regiment, who met with Iraqi security officers in Fallujah to discuss ways to bolster Iraqi forces ahead of sovereignty.
"If you go from being the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America ... to a convicted felon, that's a pretty long and hard fall."
Garry Frank
Davidson County district attorney, on Gerald Hege, the self-styled "toughest sheriff in America," who is facing 15 felony counts in a corruption and abuse investigation and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.