As I have continually stressed, and as we made clear in Madrid, it is essential that the recovery and reconstruction process be owned by the Iraqi people and that high levels of international engagement are sustained for many years. Senators will be aware of my strongly held belief that the UN should be at the heart of the recovery process. I cannot help but see the comparison between Iraq and Liberia which I visited recently. After a horrific 15 year conflict in which people suffered greatly and the country was destroyed, Liberia now has a process in place, an interim government in place, and an election planned for 2005. It has a clear peace process and a pathway to recovery. All of the elements are in place, the United Nations, NGOs and a security, political, humanitarian and development process.