Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.

All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

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.

This process has to be entirely in the hands of Iraqis, and it has to be done by a constitutional convention that is completely free of all other institutions in Iraq, including the governing council.

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.