I think the Iraqi minister of human rights wanted to show them which kind of democracy now we have,

I pledge we will not waver, and I appreciate your same pledge, … Iraq will take its place among the world’s democracies.

The constitution is left to our people to approve or reject it, … I hope that our people will accept it despite some flaws.

In any place in the world, when the country is facing difficulties, beside the army, the people depended on the militias and the partisan groups.

After the end of 2006, British troops can be pulled out step by step in cooperation with Iraq forces,

Your soldiers are in my country because of your commitment to democracy,

We cannot wait for years and years of terrorist activity because we haven’t enough government forces.

We are pleased to have frank dialogue with them [the EU delegation]. They visited Iraq, which was liberated from dictatorship, to show their solidarity with the Iraqi people and pave the way to the conference...

I am optimistic that we will achieve solutions that will be agreed upon by all, … We still have a week ahead, and when you multiply the number of hours in this week, you will...

Today, Iraq is facing one of the most brutal campaigns of terror at the hands of the forces of darkness,

If those who call themselves Iraqi resistance want to make contact with me, I will welcome them. I want to listen to all Iraqis.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

I hope this is the beginning of a new kind of cooperation among all Iraqis,

Time and again the U.S. has given the world its most precious resource in the cause of freedom, the lives of its most talented and courageous young men and women.

Problems of lack of security, electricity and water persist and I hope they will be areas of priority for the new government, which we hope will be one of national unity.

We believe that the United States should coordinate and cooperate with the Iraqi opposition, and must not entertain any idea of making changes behind the opposition’s back.

All the Iraqi groups got support and help from Syria. And now we have reached the position of rule, Syria should continue its support of these groups, the current ruling groups in Iraq that are...

I am not against it, it is a question of humanitarian rights,

deserves to be executed 20 times a day.

I challenge you if you are a man, to walk down the street in any part of Iraq,

We want a prime minister who can gather all the political blocs around him, so that the government would be one of national unity.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

This is going to unify the nation and the people to work against terrorism,

Furthermore, the Iraqis do not want to be more Palestinians than the Palestinians themselves,

I met the investigator who questioned Saddam, … He said he had extracted important confessions from Saddam Hussein and he signed them.

This is the day of national conciliation,

All Iraqis will have the right to participate in the government and to ask for their own demands, and this will help to reshape Iraq on a base of national unity.

I think a sentence will be passed on Saddam Hussein before my term ends,

There must be consensus over the constitution as a beginning for national reconciliation,

He — with two vice presidents and with the prime minister and his deputies and with the speaker of the house — they are forming a collective leadership,

I voted ‘yes’ and I urge all Iraqis, no matter their different ethnicities and religions … to vote ‘yes’ to the constitution,

We in the Iraqi opposition have a common stand that the opposition forces, assisted by regional and international states including the United States, must undertake comprehensive democratic changes.

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.