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was a difficult year for our troops and the Iraqi people. We began the year with optimism after watching nearly 12 million Iraqis go to the polls to vote for a unity government and a free future. The enemies of liberty responded fiercely to this advance of freedom. They carried out a deliberate strategy to foment sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shia. And over the course of the year, they had success. Their success hurt our efforts to help the Iraqis rebuild their country. It set back reconciliation; it kept Iraq's unity government and our coalition from establishing security and stability throughout the country.

We enter this new year clear-eyed about the challenges in Iraq, and equally clear about our purpose. Our goal remains a free and democratic Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself, and is an ally in this war on terror."

Contributing article Link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news /releases/2006/12/20061220-1.h tml

The Candidates principle duty in a Democratic government is to serve the needs and to protect the rights of it's people. With the use of press conferences, the candidates will become better informed as to what is important to the citizens. In closing... for both sides, the citizens and the candidates, can benefit from press conferences.

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