"First things first. Security is more important than elections."

"First things first. Security is more important than elections."
Sinan Abdul-Razzaq
A Sunni Arab in Iraq.
"Many think that security, electricity, water, bread and schools for their children are more important than elections. We have to make them understand that it's the elections that will secure these things for them."
Farid Ayar
Spokesman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq.
"He is a remarkable man and has been a good friend to this country over a very long period."
British Prime Minister Tony Blair
On the announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is resigning.