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

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

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

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

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

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

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