Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
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We should respect the demands of the Sunnis because the constitution is not to serve only a certain category of people but for the whole of Iraq,
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We still hope that by bilateral dialogue we see that we can solve this problem,
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We need American troops to intimidate our neighbors.
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We want that American forces will be special guidance, not to engage in daily work or operations ... We want Americans to be far from the daily sacrificing. It's our duty to sacrifice for our people and for our country.
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We support the principle of democratic change, even with American assistance.
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There are no obstacles but discussions on federalism in the south and the relation between religion and state.
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There is no excuse for Arab Sunnis to boycott the vote now that we have responded to all their demands and suggestions,
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There is no excuse or justification for the Sunni brothers to boycott after we accepted all their demands and suggestions without changing a letter in them, ... Their task now is to participate with us and vote 'yes' for the constitution, and cooperate with us to fight terrorism and the people who want to destroy the country.
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There is no basis for the phantom claims that the Kurds intend to form their own independent state.
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What do you want us to do, go kiss them?
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Today, Iraq is facing one of the most brutal campaigns of terror at the hands of the forces of darkness,
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We are finding new mass graves every day. Saddam Hussein committed a crime by using chemical weapons... He waged two wars on Iran and Kuwait. He murdered and executed hundreds and hundreds of Iraqis.
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We can depend on this militia for a while, then send them to the army or back to their jobs.
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What I stated was that the Kurdish people are ready to welcome American forces in order to protect the Kurdish people in the region.