"Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples."
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"Under extremely difficult circumstances (Iraq) pursues the inherently complicated task of rebuilding the country. Yet Iraq continues, courageously, to reach for the promise of a democratic, federal and pluralistic state, where generations of oppressed Iraqis will regain their dignity, freedom and the right to join the civilized and progressive nations of the world."
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"Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible."
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"I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East."
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"Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different."
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"We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that."
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"We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our common struggle."
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"The Western governments will be encouraged and persuaded to deal with the real representatives and listen to the real voice of the Kurdish people."
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"We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime."
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"Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq."
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"All I wanted was to be a university teacher."
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"It was an agreement between Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran and not between Iraq and Iran."
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"We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries."
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"No for the return of Saddam's Baath party. This is against the constitution and those who are negotiating to bring them back are violating the constitution."
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"Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries."
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"There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators."
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"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."
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"A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States."
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"Every human must take responsibility for his actions."
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"Talabani and Al-Maliki want to keep their seats for ever. Talabani forgets that the side which brought him to power was the United States and it brought him by rigging the elections."
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