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.

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.

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...

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,

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.

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...

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.

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.

We are in desperate need of your experience, investment and your moral support for the effort to fight terrorism.

he was able to take important confessions from Saddam Hussein and he has signed these confessions and there is video and audio for these confessions.

Saddam Hussein committed many crimes, the most important of which are the mass graves that hold hundreds of thousands of Iraqis including children, women, the elderly and men who were buried without a trial.

I assured the pope that in Iraq every freedom will be guaranteed to Christians,

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

If there would be a necessity, why not? The Americans have in many places military bases.

We have decided to support the draft and agreed to some changes which we think necessary for the country’s ties with the Arab League, as Iraq is a founding member in the AL,

We will set no timetable for withdrawal, Mr. President. A timetable will help the terrorists, will encourage them that they could defeat the superpower of the world and the Iraqi people,

We don’t want British forces forever in Iraq. Within one year, I think at the end of 2006, Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

We need to unite and maintain peace as this incident can divert Iraq from the constitution to violence,

If those who call themselves the Iraqi resistance desired to contact me, I would welcome them. I would not refuse to meet any Iraqi who wants to meet me. But of course that does not...

I think the future of Iraq will be democratic, pluralistic and federal. After the toppling of the regime there will be a democratic system that will be fair for all its citizens.