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

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.

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

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

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

I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.

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.