Ibrahim Jafari Quotes (11 Quotes)

We ask the people to be patient and vigilant and to continue our march for all of Iraq,

It is Iraq, and everybody agrees on that, that is the victim of terrorism, ... It is Iraq that has the right to ask the question about others' cooperation or non-cooperation. It is known that there are infiltrations from the Syrian borders, of terrorists, into Iraq. There are also training camps there, and every Iraqi knows that. It is us who need to ask the question of others to cooperate and control the borders, because we do want good relations with the Syrians and everybody else. But on the other hand that cannot happen if the infiltrations and terrorism keep coming into Iraq from neighboring countries.

The constitution should be written in time. It is in our benefit to have one word to agree on,

You have given us something more than money -- you have given us a lot of your sons, your children that were killed beside our own children in Iraq, ... Iraqi people are insistent on going along the path for their economy and their security, but we do need the help of other countries who will help us, to stand beside us.

if some matters block us and need time, then it might take a little time.

While we highly appreciate these efforts, we do look forward to having this international organization to come back to Iraq and open its offices to back up the reconstruction process of Iraq,

They say the elections would not happen, and they did. They say the constitution will not be written, but it will.

all sides to remain calm.

It's your government, not ours.

I wake up in the morning and one thing that I worry about is maybe I may not have done my best for my people. I try always to do my very, very best and if I don't strive the hardest this is what worries me.

I have seen pictures of citizens who are proud to be shown on camera having voted, ... There were no such pictures from these places in the last election. The victory for Iraq is that they are voting.