All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations. The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.

We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

We need a united front against Islamic State and Assad happens to be the decisive power that can fight them. But the situation is preposterous because we also have to respect the calls for change. I would be in favor of a dignified change.

Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.