Mahmoud Othman Quotes on Politics (4 Quotes)

We are quickly running out of time. We are making very little progress in our negotiations. The situation is fragile and not one where we can afford to be divided. What the politicians don't seem to grasp is that if we don't act wisely and quickly, our decision could lead the country into even worse chaos.

We have nothing against this choice and we are very happy that finally they have changed their candidate. This change will help the political process and very much help the formation of the new government.

The Americans say they don't intervene, but they have intervened deep. They gave us a detailed proposal, almost a full version of a constitution. They try to compromise the different opinions of all the political blocs. The U.S. officials are more interested in the Iraqi constitution than the Iraqis themselves, because they promised their people that it will be done August 15.

We have seen in recent weeks a security crisis, then a political crisis. This would mean we would now have a constitutional crisis.