Iraqi Politics Quotes

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

My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.

Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.

I read this morning that he's [Saddam Hussein] also said the love that the Iraqis have for him is so much greater than anything Americans feel for their President because he's been loved for 35 years, he says, the whole 35 years.

The general election's taking place today in Iraq, so I guess that means we're one step closer to being there for another 10 years.

I agree with Pres. Barack Obama, Iraqis need a political solution. No war in Iraq!

I'm not holding fast to my position, but to respect the will of the people that decided to choose Saddam Hussein as the leader of the revolution. Therefore, when I say president of the Republic of Iraq, it's not a formality or a holding fast to a position, but rather to reiterate to the Iraqi people that I respect its will.

Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders.

If you are Iraqi, you know who I am... and you know that I do not tire. I am the president of Iraq and I refuse to answer these questions because this court is illegitimate.

Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran.

I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.

It is one of the great ironies of the American war in Iraq - was that the guys who really got the most out of it were the Iranians. And they have us to thank for that. Yeah, I mean we basically put Maliki in power in 2006, but he has been - he's really not a friend of the United States. He's a friend of the Iranian regime.

The big debate right now is if Saddam is alive or dead. He's dead, then he's alive, then dead, then alive. It's just confusing. Today they showed videotape, and Saddam was speaking at his own funeral.

To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.

I think it's reality that Iran is going to have influence in Iraq. All elements of Iraq accepted that.

I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.

Leaders of the various Iraqi elements will likely have their own militias, and there will be endless rounds of brinkmanship on the road to post-Islamic State boundaries, governing structures, and distribution of power and resources.

As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

The world is a better place with Saddam in prison not in power.

For most Iraqis, the Israeli-Palestinian issue was always a foil for their subjugation.

If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.

The Iraqi National Guard needs to become a reality in order to give hope to the Sunni population, and Sunni leaders that have been the focus of political prosecution should be included in the discussions of Iraq's political future.

Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.