Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

An ordinary Turk, an ordinary Arab, an ordinary Tunisian can change history. We believe that democracy is good, and that our people deserve it.

The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with its freedoms has been working.

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

Parliament's job is to conduct discussions. But many a time, Parliament is used to ignore issues, and in such situations, obstruction of Parliament is in the favour of democracy. Therefore, parliamentary obstruction is not undemocratic.