Adnan Pachachi

“Sectarianism is a poison that is killing our country.”

“I have always been a secularist. I believe in the separation of religion and state.”

“We are determined to rebuild our country on the basis of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.”

“The Baath party must be dismantled, but we should distinguish between the criminals and those who joined for their livelihood.”

“This is the first time in the modern history of Iraq that a constitution is being written by a democratically elected body.”

“We are being realistic. We are not setting our hopes too high.”

“The oil is the property of the Iraqi people, all the Iraqi people.”

“The main problem is security, without security nothing can be done.”

“We want a government of national unity. We want everybody to be in it.”

“The presence of foreign troops on Iraqi soil is an affront to the national dignity of the people of Iraq.”

“The election is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. The end is a stable, democratic and prosperous Iraq.”