Iraqi people Quotes

In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'

— Scott McClellan

Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.

— Dana Hussein

The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.

— Todd Akin

Long live Iraq! Long live the Iraqi people! Down with the traitors!

— Saddam Hussein

The Iraqi people will not allow any country to take possession of their own resources.

— Haider al-Abadi

The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.

— Muqtada al Sadr

No one believes for a moment the embargo will prompt the Iraqi people to rise against Saddam Hussein.

— Alexander Cockburn

The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people.

— Steve King

I am not going to answer to this so-called court, out of respect for the truth and the will of the Iraqi…

— Saddam Hussein

If we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom, this generation of servicemen and women will have extended liberty…

— Jim Talent

Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to…

— Madeleine Albright

America has never paid any attention to other people, so it's absurd for Bush to say that it's all in the best…

— Richard Gere

In the span of three years, the Iraqi people participated in three elections, drafted a constitution, and elected a new government. While…

— Tim Murphy

One thing is clear: The Iraqi people are showing incredible courage. The United States of America must understand that it's in our…

— George W. Bush

Working together, America's military, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi people have won a major battle in the war on terrorism.

— Paul Ryan

President Bush says he is concerned about the Iraqi people, but if Iraqi people are dying in numbers, then American policy will…

— Peter Arnett

We need to make a distinction between misled Iraqis, those who believe that they are carrying weapons to liberate Iraq from what…

— Jalal Talabani

It was not for the sake of oil that the risky decision to cease this corrupt coexistence was made. But at least…

— Christopher Hitchens

What we would be committed to would be a representative government where all the Iraqi people decide who should lead their nation,…

— Colin Powell

It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I…

— Walid Jumblatt

You have given us something more than money, you have given us a lot of your sons, your children that were killed…

— Ibrahim al-Jaafari

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment…

— John Ensign

Three big assumptions proved wrong: one, that the Iraqi people would welcome us as liberators; two, that oil would soon pay for…

— John Spratt

The longer we go without strong leadership from the Administration and until we see significant progress in the day-to-day lives of the…

— Dennis Cardoza

I would like to address the peoples of the world, especially the Arab peoples and the US people. Their silence over the…

— Muqtada al Sadr

Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.

— Muqtada al Sadr

I see it as my duty to take a stand for the Iraqi people, for democracy, freedom and reconciliation.

— Ayad Allawi

Deep down, the Iraqi people want the United States out. And their self-determination should be respected.

— Peter Camejo

We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people.

— George W. Bush

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years.

— John M. McHugh

I am deeply saddened by the suffering of the Iraqi people.

— Moshe Katsav

The Iraqi people are living better lives now than three year ago, no longer living in fear.

— Tim Murphy

The Iraqi people are some of the warmest people you'll meet in your life. They are extremely receptive to strangers. Their hospitality…

— Scott Ritter

We can all be proud of our men and women in the military who are following their orders, carrying out their missions…

— Ron Kind

This is the democratic process at work, What you're seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

— Condoleezza Rice

Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country

— Barack Obama

And there is, I am certain, among the Iraqi people a respect for the care and the precision that went into the…

— Donald Rumsfeld

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.

— Muqtada al Sadr

The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that…

— Ahmed Chalabi

I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political…

— Paul Bremer