Air Quote by Jalal Talabani

The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.

— Jalal Talabani

Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq is clearly a 'client' state of the West, of Turkey and to some extent, Israel. It is shamelessly capitalist,…

— Andre Vltchek

We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our…

— Jalal Talabani

Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel…

— Les Aspin

All along, American policy has been, 'We don't establish a Kurdistan.

— Raymond T. Odierno

We seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they…

— Benjamin Carson

Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just…

— Michael Totten

I am not saying that the Kurds are angels, but they have suffered too much. These people have a right to live in their…

— Mano Khalil

The Kurdish minority has been cozying up to the Iranians and given the traditional hatred between the Iranians and the Iraqis, maybe Saddam Hussein…

— William Taylor

The Kurds are the greatest fighting force and our strongest allies. They're Muslim.

— Jeb Bush

We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we…

— Les Aspin

The feeling of being an Iraqi unites all ethnic groups within this country. Even the Kurds, who have traditionally pushed for their own state,…

— Zalmay Khalilzad