Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

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

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

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

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

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.