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

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Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...