So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are

If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

Out of my desire to complete Iraq's independence and to finish the withdrawal of the occupation forces from our holy lands, I am obliged to halt military operations of the honest Iraqi resistance until the withdrawal of the occupation forces is complete.

So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.