But on the streets of Baghdad, people said they had little hope for their country at the moment.
Some 1,400 miles away on the streets of Baghdad, the opposite is true.
The response on the streets of Baghdad was immediate and furious.
Last week, three members of the national tennis team were gunned down on a Baghdad street.
More than 40 bodies were picked up from the streets of Baghdad, many killed with a single bullet to the head.
Only hours before he spoke, there was more carnage on the streets of Baghdad.
On the streets of Baghdad today, Americans do not feel welcome.
The evening call to prayer echoed through the streets of Baghdad as he ended the talk.
We've been seeing that on the streets of Baghdad since Saddam's fall.
"We vow to wash the streets of Baghdad with the voters' blood."
