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

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.

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

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

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

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

We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that.