Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
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Believe me, the United States is very popular now in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Currently the international and regional situation does not permit for the foundation of an independent Kurdish state in north of Iraq.
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We in the Iraqi opposition have a common stand that the opposition forces, assisted by regional and international states including the United States, must undertake comprehensive democratic changes.
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We believe that the United States should coordinate and cooperate with the Iraqi opposition, and must not entertain any idea of making changes behind the opposition's back.
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I explained to the United States officials here that the Iraqi opposition, Kurds included ... have tens of thousands of armed people,
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build the new Iraqi state on democracy and freedom.
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First of all, I would like to state that the Kurdistan Democratic Party is an old party with great history, and so is the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
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We honor the sacrifices the United States has made.
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What I stated was that the Kurdish people are ready to welcome American forces in order to protect the Kurdish people in the region.
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The United States of America is not the lawyer of the Kurdish people, it is a big state, with its own policy, and it has its own national interest.
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For those who call for an immediate pull-out of American troops, we say that we honor the sacrifices the United States has made,
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A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.
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We will set no timetable for withdrawal, Mr. President. A timetable will help the terrorists, will encourage them that they could defeat the superpower of the world and the Iraqi people,
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we will never surrender to the terrorists who despise democracy and distort religion. Never.