I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.

I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.

We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.

At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That's the only way to defeat terrorism.

Remember you don't do anything in isolation.