"Don't bet on American politics forcing my hand."

"Don't bet on American politics forcing my hand."
President Bush
On proposals to draw down or withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
"We believe this is the beginning of the end of al-Qaida in Iraq."
Mouwafak al-Rubaie
Iraq's National Security adviser, on finding a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records from the terrorist leader's hideout.
"What gives me headaches sometimes is thinking about how we are going to keep our own 10,000 hooligans in line."
Michael Endure
Who heads Germany's office for sports information, on concerns about German thugs while others worried about the English, Dutch and Polish. Hundreds of German and Polish hooligans were arrested Wednesday.