These statements are extremely regrettable... coming from a colleague of ours in government, ... a bedouin on a camel. |
They and others are frightened really of this experiment to succeed. This is the bottom line. They don't want these values, these ideas to take root in a country like Iraq. This may affect them. |
They don't deny there is infiltration, ... but they are always willing to establish mechanisms, communications, etc., to deal with these problems. |
They fear Iraq is drifting from the Arabs, being divorced from the Arab world, and the increased influence of another neighboring country. This time, we are seeing some positive moves by the Arab League toward more realization of the situation on Iraq. |
This in my view and the view of the Iraqi government has set a bad precedent and sent all the wrong messages, ... Terrorists should not be rewarded. Otherwise, this could repeat itself. |
This is a very important resolution for us and, definitely, we need to have our own input into this. |
This is democracy, definitely, |
This is the first visit of a foreign minister, Arab or Islamic, from any of Iraq's neighboring countries to Iraq since the change of the regime and since the elections of the Iraqi people... ... This is proof of their respect for this authority and for the Iraqi people. |
This would cause a humanitarian crisis and provide a foothold for terrorists to launch their evil campaign in our country and beyond our borders. |
Those who are going to testify against him need security protection. |
to protect the freedoms of the rest of the civilized world. |
we are in charge. |
We do not have any preconceptions that could be seen as attempts to deprive some Russian company of the possibility of exploiting oilfields in Iraq, |
We feel strongly that there is a lack of political will in Syria towards its commitments to Iraq. Regrettably, the bulk of foreign fighters and terrorists are infiltrating from Syria, and the Syrian government has not demonstrated any serious cooperation to help us stop their transit. |
We have presented our visions and our priorities to you. Now it's your turn to look at those elements and those priorities to see where you can help, |