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

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

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

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

To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.