Pipelines And Powerlines

“The future of Iraq belongs to you, the Iraqi people. We and your other friends will help... The Iraq your children and their children inherit will depend on your actions... by standing fast against those who kill your police and soldiers, who kill your women and children, who wreck Iraq's pipelines and power lines, and then claim to be your champions. You can create that future of hope by supporting your government and the elections they are pledged to bring you. ...You have a shared hatred of the violence inflicted on you by those who abhor your vision…
Let no one pit you against each other. ...I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished... A piece of my heart will always remain here in the beautiful land between the two rivers with its fertile valleys, it's majestic mountains and its wonderful people.”

- L. Paul Bremer, Frm. Iraqi Civil Administrator, CNN, 07/28/04 (emphasis added).