Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options. Political Strategy HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Thursday, January 25, 2007 Time: 2:30 PM Place: 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Biden   Senator Lugar's Opening Statement Witnesses: Dr. Laith Kubba    Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa    National Endowment for Democracy    Washington, DC Mr. Qubad Talabani    Representative to the United States    Kurdistan Regional Government    Washington, DC Dr. Toby Dodge    Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East    International Institute for Strategic Studies    London, United Kingdom Rend al-Rahim    Executive Director    The Iraq Foundation    Washington, DC   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.