If this happens, Iraq will stay under the control of armed camps. And the government will never control anything.

This referendum is not going to be the turning point that solves everything, but it will take things to the next step. The good news is that there will be a next step with the elections.

[Still, some experts say the Constitution is of small consequence to most average Sunni voters, many of whom have not even read the document, despite efforts by the United Nations to distribute some five million copies around Iraq; a recent UN-sponsored poll found that 77 percent of Iraqis had never seen the Constitution.] I think for most Iraqis it’s not a big issue, ... The big issues are water, electricity and security.

He's saying that whatever measures we've taken, they have not affected him. He's got to reassure people that he's alive and well.

That's how you pay out money to your supporters.

He is a real spoiler.