The violence represents an effort to undermine Iraqi authorities, to undermine them at a time when it is widely understood that U.S.forces are beginning a departure.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"There is another reason which of course they do not say, and it is understood by a number of people, including myself, that Iran-Ayatollah Khamenei wants the bomb,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18