Constitution Quote by Haider al-Abadi

Whether the proposed constitution is approved or rejected . . . it is a process and a text largely crafted and imposed by U.S.…

— Phyllis Bennis

Sovereignty is a question of principle. We must tell the Iraqis: you are a sovereign people. And you are in charge of your own…

— Jacques Chirac

In the very first part of the constitution there is the article that refuses any law or any article in discrepancy with Sharia. We…

— Yanar Mohammed

This constitution is full of mines that are going to explode. The articles stipulated in this constitution will have grave consequences if they are…

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

The United States can't dictate outcomes to a sovereign Iraq. But it can support, incentivize and mobilize those willing to move Iraq in the…

— Antony Blinken

Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land…

— Bashar al-Assad

But, clearly, the prime minister has laid down some ground rules which any functioning democratic state would insist upon, having to do with, you…

— Condoleezza Rice

Let's address the issue of how America deals with the Iraqis and how we deal with the region, recognize the fact that this is…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

What you have in Iraq is not just a society coming apart like Yugoslavia or Congo. What is at stake is not just Iraq's…

— Vali Nasr

This current government in Iraq has never fulfilled the commitments it made to form a unity government with the Kurds, the Sunnis and the…

— Chuck Hagel

Having removed the dictator, the allies have moved to put Iraqis in control of Iraq. Now, as they draft and ratify their Constitution, we…

— Kay Granger

If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can…

— Leon Panetta