"The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world."
"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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Source: Keep U.S., British forces in Iraq, says Talabani. The Toronto Star, September 23, 2006.
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