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

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

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

We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.

Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests.

Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators.