Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.

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

I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.