"It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council."

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The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council.

— David Petraeus