Saddam Hussein has left us a wasteland, ... This country could have been the economic powerhouse of the Middle East.

All the elements of the deal are there, up in the air, and they could come down and click into place. We have come to the real crunch.

There can be no political stability until all the Iraqi constituencies are included. That's why we as the Kurdish alliance are working on a government that includes these four political blocs.

Please do not delay -- the time to make firm commitments is now. Honor your pledges now.

I cannot say that any group will be entirely excited with this constitution.

The number of issues that we have agreed to in such a short space of time is remarkable.