ends　this　war　in　Iraq　and　finally　brings　our　troops　home；　who　restores　our　moral　standing；　who　understands　that　9/11　is　not　a　way　to　scare　up　votes；　but　a　challenge　that　should　unite　America　and　the　world　against　the　mon　threats　of　the　twenty…first　century；　mon　threats　of　terrorism　and　nuclear　weapons；　climate　change　and　poverty；　genocide　and　disease。

Tonight；　we　are　one　step　closer　to　that　vision　of　America　because　of　what　you　did　here　in　Iowa。　And　so　I'd　especially　like　to　thank　the　organizers　and　the　precinct　captains；　the　volunteers　and　the　staff　who　made　this　all　possible。

And　while　I'm　at　it；　on　〃thank　yous；〃　I　think　it　makes　sense　for　me　to　thank　the　love　of　my　life；　the　rock　of　the　Obama　family；　the　closer　on　the　campaign　trail；　give　it　up　for　Michelle　Obama。

I　know　you　didn't　do　this　for　me。　You　did　this…you　did　this　because　you　believed　so　deeply　in　the　most　American　of　ideas　…　that　in　the　face　of　impossible　odds；　people　who　love　this　country　can　change　it。

I　know　this…I　know　this　because　while　I　may　be　standing　here　tonight；　I'll　never　forget　that　my　journey　began　on　the　streets　of　Chicago　doing　what　so　many　of　you　have　done　for　this　campaign　and　all　the　campaigns　here　in　Iowa　…　organizing；　and　working；　and　fighting　to　make　people's　lives　just　a　little　bit　better。

I　know　how　hard　it　is。　It　es　with　little　sleep；　little　pay；　and　a　lot　of　sacrifice。　There　are　days　of　disappointment；　but　sometimes；　just　sometimes；　there　are　nights　lik