Ayad Allawi Quotes (32 Quotes)

When we all agreed that the ballot box will be the decisive factor for Iraqis to pick the next government, then we should respect it. It's like me saying, 'If the Islamists win, I'll declare war.' How can this help

It is clear that, with the exception of a few extremists, the Iraqi people are fully behind the government's efforts to restore law and order, and to build the necessary security to hold elections in Iraq.

First of all, this is our Iraq, and it is our duty to defend our country. We're counting on you to defend the country and regain its pride and its values, ... I'm here to check on you and tell you that all of Iraq is with you.

The major challenges are security related being the threat of insurgency and terrorism..major challenges also remain national unity and the will to cement national unity.

came in the right moment because he ultimately succeeded in putting the final pressure on Muqtada al-Sadr and the militias to do whatever was necessary to implement the conditions of the government.

The Iraqi government accepts this attitude. We met with them, and we welcome their initiative,

Whenever the results of the investigation come to the surface, then the time will be suitable to talk about forming the new government.

Out of responsibility for the protection of our dear people, I have ordered the authorities concerned of the Interior Ministry to chase the party that perpetrated this cowardly act and to put an end to their subversive activities,

Your blessed gathering here is a challenge to the forces of evil and tyranny that want to destroy this country.

We will not allow violence and we will not allow terrorists to derail this process here in Iraq,

Today we are entering a new phase in history, ... It is a time for all Iraqis to come together to build our future.

Iraq has slipped enough toward dangerous paths that may endanger the country if we don't realize that the solution ... lies is the concept of national unity,

We are adamant that democracy is going to prevail, it's going to win in iraq and this is where terrorists are trying to hurt us and trying to undermine us.

rich nation made temporarily poor.

a clear-cut victory over the insurgents and terrorists.

Since the state was dismantled in Iraq, institutions have disappeared and people have withdrawn into their clans and tribes.

The problem with foreign debt emerges as the most serious obstacle. We are indebted in billions of dollars,

Three years ago, the hand of terrorism claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people at the World Trade Center in New York. Terrorism did not stop at its mean act but further wreaked havoc in several spots of the world, with no discrimination between one religion and another and one people and another,

They were planning to kill the whole delegation, or at least me.

Freedom and democracy are great goals we should achieve, ... We have great duties to face and stand up to.

Saddam and his colleagues are not the giants that the media sometimes talks about. Saddam sent us an oral message in which he begged for mercy. He said that they were working in the public interest and did not mean any harm,

We call on all friendly and peace-loving nations to stand fast by Iraq because we need their assistance, not in the next year, but right away. We need more assistance from the multinational force,

Saddam Hussein, along with up to 11 other high-value detainees, will be transferred to legal custody of Iraq tomorrow and will be charged by an Iraq investigative judge on the following day,

Within 24 hours, we spent about 800,000 as a compensation for the weapons in Sadr City, and the handover of weapons is increasing on a large scale,

I hope we can achieve this, but if we cannot, I have no choice but to secure a military solution. I will do so with a heavy heart, for even with the most careful plan, there will be some loss of innocent lives.

We are very determined that blood loss should be minimized,

Iraq has several sects, religions and nationalities so this list is the best choice for the Iraqis who realize that the voting for Iraq will achieve better security, ... The sectarianism will lead to sectarian fights, which has a beginning but no end.

We are getting all the liberal democratic forces together as a secular movement because we feel that these forces are the only ones who will be able to unite the country,

As we confront their constant delay and inclination to do evil, we will categorically not allow ... militias, ... This is the final call for them to disarm.

As far as Germany and France are concerned, really, this was a regrettable position they had, ... I don't think the Iraqis are going to forget easily that in the hour of need, those countries wanted to neglect Iraq.

We were patient long enough in Falluja and the situation will have a military or political end soon,

leave the holy sites quickly, lay down their weapons and return to the rule of order and law.