My reply was that the Kurdish people welcome the presence of American forces in Kurdistan in order to defend the freedom they enjoy and to prevent being attacked with weapons of mass destruction.

There is no excuse or justification for the Sunni brothers to boycott after we accepted all their demands and suggestions without changing a letter in them, … Their task now is to participate with us...

an insulting issue for the country.

Iraq is not hesitant to openly and frankly say we are in desperate need of… your support for its efforts to fight terrorism.

Lose in Iraq and then all of the gains that democrats and dissidents have made across a vast swathe of the Islamic world, not just the Middle East, will be lost,

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can’t find in an army without morale.

I’m grateful to you for coming, … I’m here to listen to your demands. I agree with all of them. I will do my best.

We have a country which we can say is unique in the Middle East.

Slaying terrorism, and the extremist nationalism and perversion of religion that breeds it, will require our greatest effort, both as Iraqis and as new members of the alliance of democracies.

We think that America has the full right to move some forces from Iraq to their country because I think we can replace them [with] our forces, … In my opinion, at least from 40,000...

I swore to respect the Iraqi democratic regime and the Iraqi laws.

Italy did not participate in a war operation,

In the new Iraq, unlike the old regime, the state is based on the principle of inclusion, not exclusion, … Iraq will be for all Iraqis who have the vision of a democratic, pluralistic, federated...

I explained to the United States officials here that the Iraqi opposition, Kurds included … have tens of thousands of armed people,

Iraq is a sovereign independent nation that won?t let other nations interfere in its internal affairs.

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

We should have a consensus between the three groups — Shiites, Kurds and the Sunnis,

There is no excuse for Arab Sunnis to boycott the vote now that we have responded to all their demands and suggestions,

We are committed to the decisions taken unanimously by the Arab summit in Beirut, … Many Arab states are forming relations with Israel and if Israel will reach an agreement with the Palestinians, it will...

In my opinion, Iraqi forces, the popular forces and government forces, are now ready to end the insurgency and this terrorism.

A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.

He’s finished, he must leave, peacefully better than through war,

to accept some amendments deemed vital for the Islamic and Arab worlds concerning the Arab League because Iraq is a founding member in the Arab League.

stand with the Iraqi people as they move forward with the Democratic process.

I believe … that after the end of 2006 it will be possible for the British troops to begin a step-by-step withdrawal,

We have the right to be proud in saying that today was a day of national consensus, … So congratulations to our people for their constitution.

The parliament session has been delayed as the leaders are still in the meeting,

but everybody had reservations. This is part of democracy. If the people do not approve it, we will draft another constitution.

Saddam will have a very just and fair trial in Iraq, … Now he is enjoying all kinds of freedom for a prisoner — he has television, radio with him, books, he can write, he...

Indeed, we do not seek to export our political ideas or experiences, a practice that has too often led to instability in the Middle East.

Today is a day for national consensus,

No political decision to eliminate Saddam Hussein has been taken and the judiciary is independent.

The war on terror requires diverse international help, not only for the sake of Iraq, but also for the sake of the whole world,

We think that PKK committed a big mistake when they resumed the war against Turkish government…. We think that the time is for all people to choose political and peaceful methods of struggle. We don’t...

The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.

The only book that cannot be changed is the Koran.

All such foreign-armed groups in Iraq must be neutralized and rendered harmless in a manner that is just and legal.

A timetable will help the terrorists, will encourage them that they could defeat a superpower of the world and Iraqi people, … We don’t want to do anything without the agreement with the Americans because...

I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.

But, we must understand this reality-the leadership of any people is responsible for their own policy, and must not put responsibility on the shoulders of others.

The aspirations of Sunni Arabs should be met, … the constitution is to serve everybody and not only one community of the Iraqi society.

We will make any reasonable concession and use very waking hour to bring all, particularly the Sunni Arabs, into the fold.

I think that the majority of Iraqi people, including some Arab Sunnis, will vote for ‘yes’ in the referendum.

The central government will be for all where everyone will participate and offer their services according to their abilities and energy.

Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

Of course, some opposition members who failed in the elections, or some who did not take part in the elections must have something to say. They cannot admit the facts and the realities, but these...

We will in the future, we will search and we will find some kind of chemical weapons and biological weapons,

Such states need to engage with us against terrorism,

And third, it proves for the Kurds that their struggle ended in a way that they can say the blood of their martyrs was not in vain.

There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators.