The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

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

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.

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

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

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