Saleh al-Mutlaq Quotes on Constitution (12 Quotes)

If they will issue a constitution without our agreement, we will hamper the political process and move to postpone the transitional government. That will mean another year without stability.

We are outside all of the negotiations these two days. They want to pass the constitution without us.

This constitution is full of land mines that would explode on Iraqis. This constitution will divide the country.

There is no need for a referendum this constitution is for the (Shiite) coalition and the Kurds only,

This will make it impossible for residents of the Iraq's few mostly Sunni provinces to bring down the constitution. The aim of this move is to pass the constitution and to impose it on everybody regardless of their opinions.

If they do not accept key amendments to the country's new constitution, including the regions issue, then let them work alone and divide the country, as for us we do not accept this.

If the constitution is not changed, then we will try to bring it down either before the referendum through the law by filing a suit in international or local courts, if we can, challenging the legitimacy of this constitution and the National Assembly.

We don't want to wage a war against anybody, but we say this draft has written in away that will divide and tear apart Iraq. This constitution was written in a hurry and also passed in a hurry.

With this result, the Sunni Arabs will be able to defeat the constitution, if there is honesty and an international supervision on the process. I am sure if there is honesty, 95 percent of Sunni Arabs will vote no.

I expect that the constitution would be finished before Monday. Negotiations are still under way and everybody is determined to finish it before the deadline.

We want a constitution that the people will accept and have a greater possibility that the voters will say 'yes' to.

Americans are more concerned about the sacred deadlines rather than the contents of the constitution.