What happened during dictatorship must not happen again, and we should do whatever it takes to prevent any of the crimes that happened before from happening again.

The Sunni Arab brothers should understand that their aspirations will be achieved through political action and not violence and terrorist acts,

We are trying to build – as soon as possible – our military forces.

The best way is to leave this post and to permit a kind of democratization in Iraq and to give the mass destruction arms to the United Nations and then there will be a peaceful...

My not signing does not mean that I will block the decision of the court,

[Since then, Iraq has] risen out of the ashes of dictatorship, … Iraq is now free.

But I think that once the results are announced then it should be accepted by everyone, even if unwillingly.

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.

They promised to help and to protect us. Even Dick Cheney was clear when we asked him about the protection of the Kurdish people. He said he would do it,

We wish to strengthen our ties with Turkey on the basis of constructive and prudent dialogue and mutual respect.

I thank Turkish officials for their decision not to send troops to Iraq. Turkey is a friendly country, and I want a new page to be opened between us.

This is the first time a Kurd has been freely elected to be the president of an Arab country.

We believe that the mission to bring about comprehensive democratic changes in Baghdad, in the sense of ending the existing dictatorship, is the task of the Iraqi opposition forces.

A premature withdrawal would be a disaster for the Iraqi people and a victory for terrorism,

hanged 20 times a day.

Mr. President, you are a visionary, great statesman. We salute you. We are grateful to you. We’ll never forget what you have done for our people.

One can completely rule out the threat of a civil war.

This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian discrimination.

And the Iraqi people are liberated from the worst kind of dictatorship. Now they are enjoying their democratic rights, all kinds of freedoms, a free press.

The choice of peace or war lies not with the Iraqis who ignored terrorism and intimidation to vote in their millions, the Iraqis to whom I am accountable.

There is no civil war in Iraq, and Iraqi society is united, … But because we have a democratic climate… there are dialogues, there are discussions, there are sometimes different ideas, views. But in the...

you will see in the constitution that it is not a problem.

First of all, I would like to say, that all those who carry out suicide operations are not Iraqis.

the government should take measures for an honest investigation to determine how failures doubled the casualties.

Let me be frank, fighting the current Turkish government is an insult to the Kurdish people. This is a terrorist act. This is against the process of democracy in Turkey. This is only in the...

Believe me, the United States is very popular now in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

We, in turn, will work with our neighbors to ensure that Iraq is never again a haven for terrorists.

They cannot have Islamic government. In Iraq, Islamic government is impossible.

This delay will not shake the confidence of the Iraqi people, which stands behind its parliament,

I understand that Italians want their troops in Iraq to come home as soon as possible,

We support the principle of democratic change, even with American assistance.

I think the majority (of all Iraqis) will vote yes,

Saddam Hussein is a war criminal and he deserves to be executed 20 times a day for his crimes against humanity.

I think, we will be able at the end of this month to replace many units from the allied forces, but we must have a common agreement between your government and our government for the...

Once his (Saddam’s) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal,

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

We have more than 100,000 (Kurdish resistance fighters), and Syria also has tens of thousands. These forces can liberate Iraq with the support of the United States, with cooperation and coordination with American forces.

We have to renew ties with Turkey to remove the chill in relations in the past.

No country, including the US, would dare stop Baghdad from approaching Tehran since Iraq is an independent state,

We’ve done our best to dispel Ankara’s concerns over Kurdish independence movements.

First, we insist on democracy, they on dictatorship. Then there is the matter of the continuous ethnic cleansing policy in the Kurdish areas under the control of the Iraqi government.

Those who think terrorism in Iraq is the result of the presence of multinational forces are wrong,

There is not a need for a huge number of American forces, but I think there will be a need for two or three small bases for frightening others not to intervene in our international...

His excellency is a man of democracy. He is insisting on democracy. And he repeated many times the need for democracy.

Many countries in the world have such council as it is an advisory one, which studies issues and submit its suggestions and recommendations.

we hope the people will accept this constitution, but we don’t deny there are some disputes.

We seek foreign assistance to help us develop our security forces and to partner with us as we try to further sustainable economic growth in our shattered country.

I expected that one day when Iraq becomes a country where citizens are equal that a Kurd would be a president, and why not?

If there are judges here who will feel in danger in future, we are ready to take them to Kurdistan and they would be safe there and guarded very well.