Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

Quote by Jalal Talabani

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

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

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

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

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help...

Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help...

This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian...

This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian...

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of...

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of...

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful...

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful...

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a...

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a...

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that...

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that...

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to...

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to...

The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.

The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.

We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of...

We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of...

The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is...

The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is...

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army...

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army...

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

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

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify...

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify...

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.