This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of these kids.

This is definitely bigger than homecoming, I'd say.

As coaches we took that Maryville game and used it as fuel for the rest of the year,

Any withdrawal of forces will be based on local conditions, not some immutable timetable, ... This will mean a transition, a process, not a peremptory decision or a one-off event.

So the longer this goes, the more pleased the terrorists would be because it gives them the opportunity to intervene with acts of violence and, secondly, because they will claim it is an illustration of the inability of politicians in Iraq to come together.

The oil sands potential up there is absolutely enormous,

The terrible effects of the earthquake, and the human tragedy that has resulted, have resulted in a major international assistance effort and I am confident that our responsive and valuable assets will contribute a great deal to that relief effort,

I understand also that the Minister of the Interior, at the highest level, instructed that they should be (handed over), that the local judicial authorities said the same,

I stand by the decision to build the aircraft carriers.