I voted 'yes' and I urge all Iraqis, no matter their different ethnicities and religions ... to vote 'yes' to the constitution Jalal Talabani More Quotes by Jalal Talabani More Quotes From Jalal Talabani The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past. Jalal Talabani causes justice past All I wanted was to be a university teacher. Jalal Talabani university wanted teacher We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime. Jalal Talabani able change years I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East. Jalal Talabani iraq change believe 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. Jalal Talabani army change moving We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our common struggle. Jalal Talabani iraq struggle trying Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq. Jalal Talabani iraq religious heart Under extremely difficult circumstances (Iraq) pursues the inherently complicated task of rebuilding the country. Yet Iraq continues, courageously, to reach for the promise of a democratic, federal and pluralistic state, where generations of oppressed Iraqis will regain their dignity, freedom and the right to join the civilized and progressive nations of the world. Jalal Talabani iraq country promise Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats. Jalal Talabani currents alternatives military It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan. Jalal Talabani progress guarantees air Talabani and Al-Maliki want to keep their seats for ever. Talabani forgets that the side which brought him to power was the United States and it brought him by rigging the elections. Jalal Talabani united-states als want A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale. Jalal Talabani army military courage A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States. Jalal Talabani united-states roles important No for the return of Saddam's Baath party. This is against the constitution and those who are negotiating to bring them back are violating the constitution. Jalal Talabani constitution return party We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries. Jalal Talabani turkeys two country It was an agreement between Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran and not between Iraq and Iran. Jalal Talabani iran iraq agreement There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators. Jalal Talabani liberators kind Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries. Jalal Talabani iraq absence country Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession. Jalal Talabani capitulation concessions compromise Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples. Jalal Talabani building iraq compromise