Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

Quote by Jalal Talabani

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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.

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.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...