
America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I'd rather be America's enemy.

American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil,

It will be a war of national liberation. We believe the people reject totalitarianism.

What was said before is not important.

It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.

Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.

I did more than anyone else in persuading the U.S. to get rid of Saddam.

The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don't want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.