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

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

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

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.

It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

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