وكانت تلك الخطوة أن أتكلم مع أكبر عدد ممكن من العراقيين للوقوف على ما يريدونه لأنفسهم وكيف يرون إمكانية مساعدتنا لهم على تحقيق تلك المطامح.
It was to speak with as many Iraqis as possible to find out what it was that they wanted for themselves and how it was that they saw we might be of assistance in realizing these aspirations.