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

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

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.

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

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