build the new Iraqi state on democracy and freedom.

Therefore, it is right to work for ending this regime whose hands are red with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.

The stability of country would not be achieved without consensus among the major three components of the Iraqi people (Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds),

What I stated was that the Kurdish people are ready to welcome American forces in order to protect the Kurdish people in the region.

The presidency and the cabinet must both take part in running the state, like foreign policy and the finance, defense, interior and oil ministries.

Your sons and daughters freed us from that nightmare.

The Kurdish people want American presence, not only as deterrent against possible Iraqi attacks but also because there are terrorist organizations such as the Ansar Al-Islam and others, which constitute a danger to the Kurdish...

I don’t understand what is this policy,

As for us, we have always expressed our compassion for Arab countries in their testing times,

We will set no timetable for withdrawal,

It is incumbent on Muslim theologians – and all Muslim thinkers – to make sure these criminals have no peace and have no room.

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

He was always planning to have different places to hide himself from, from the people. Iraq is a wide country. You have many places that some person can hide themselves for awhile. But I don’t...

We are not single people coming to power as individuals. We are representing huge forces of this country.

We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.

Our Sunni Arabs brothers made a big mistake when they boycotted the elections. But they are an important group and we cannot ignore them and therefore they must take part in the democratic process.

Rather, we ask that the uniqueness of the Iraqi experience be recognized and our newly restored sovereignty respected.

I think most of the Arab Sunnis have agreed to this constitution. And those who do not agree with it do not represent the Arab Sunnis,

I’d like to explain the realities of Iraq,

It’s not regular war. This is a very difficult kind of war. … These people who are committing these crimes are not respecting any kind of rules of war, of Islam or of humanity.

They all said one thing to me: that there are no limits to Iran’s cooperation with and support for the Iraqi people and government,

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

We reached agreement today for parliament to open on March 16.

I believe that the reaction should be one of public support and public welcome. Even the inhabitants complained and are annoyed by the delinquent operations.

I want to ask everyone to reconcile,

There are no obstacles but discussions on federalism in the south and the relation between religion and state.

We completely persist that the regime in Iraq should be democratic.

The main reason thousands of women didn’t become candidates is that they can’t afford the financial expenses,

will continue to pursue this endeavor to the end.

I will carry out my duties as head of the presidential council, and I will acknowledge your trust and trust of the Iraqi people, who have freely elected you in our free Iraq,

I don’t think that Kurds will abandon their aim of establishing an independent Kurdish state.

We will never forget the Iranian government and people’s help to Iraq, and we hope our relations improve in all areas,

For those who call for an immediate pull-out of American troops, we say that we honor the sacrifices the United States has made,

Neither you nor the free and democratic world can allow yourselves to abandon the cause of democracy and leave Iraq to the terrorists.

We hope that this constitution will be accepted by all Iraqis and that it will be for everybody. We are optimistic …

But I am feeling as Iraqi, and my duty is to work as an Iraqi for all Iraqis regardless of their nationalities.

very small and very limited.

Arab countries are doing little for Iraq when they do not send ambassadors to represent them,

We have agreed [to] a draft constitution, … Of course, it is not a perfect document. But I think it is one of the best constitutions in the Middle East.

I am here to further develop the history-honored relations between the two countries. I also come to thank the Iranian government and nation for their sincere help to Iraq,

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.

There is no real Arab empathy with the hundreds of women and children in Iraq killed on a daily basis at the hands of criminal terrorists who come from the Arab countries — These criminals...

We on our part have reaffirmed our commitment to the unity, independence, sovereignty and security of Iraq.

I did not say that the British troops will pull out because I am not the commander-in-chief of the British military,

This is the first time that Ankara has confirmed the concept of federalism publicly.

But those who are pro-Saddam are very difficult to reach agreement with, because they are still dreaming to bring back the dictatorship, which is of course refused by the big majority of the Iraqi people.

I will not sign, neither his sentence nor that of anybody else,

necessary to protect Iraq.

we will never surrender to the terrorists who despise democracy and distort religion. Never.

The Kurdish Coalition will not take part in the coming government unless the Iraqi List takes part in it.