And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now.

We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you - that was his message.

All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

The meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.

It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.