"I know that we are an impatient people, and I constantly signal to the Iraqi leaders that our patience, or the patience of the American people, is running out."

"I know that we are an impatient people, and I constantly signal to the Iraqi leaders that our patience, or the patience of the American people, is running out."
Zalmay Khalilzad
The departing U.S. ambassador to Iraq, warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. voters were increasingly impatient with the war.
"It is simply not true that they went into Iranian territorial waters, and I hope the Iranian government understands how fundamental an issue this is for us."
British Prime Minister Tony Blair
On warnings by Iran that 15 British sailors and marines who were captured could face charges for allegedly entering Iranian waters.