Nouri al-Maliki quotes

Nouri al-Maliki is an Iraqi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014. His tenure was marked by efforts to rebuild Iraq after years of conflict and by growing political tensions. He continues to be an influential figure in Iraqi politics. Here are 6 of his quotes:

I'll be frank and say that we were deluded when we signed the contract [with the U. S. ]. We should have sought to buy other jet fighters like British, French and Russian to secure the air cover for our forces; if we had air cover we would have averted what had happened. (Nouri al-Maliki)
Despite what we are suffering through, we haven't heard from our political partners with any support. They are not partners in facing the crisis, but they are partners in spending the wealth of Iraq. View quote
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Do not imagine that this problem is solely an Iraqi problem because the terrorist front represents a threat to all free countries and free people of the world... Thousands of lives were tragically lost on Sept. 11 when these impostors of Islam reared their ugly head. Thousands more continue to die in Iraq today at the hands of the same terrorists who show complete disregard for human life. View quote
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Al-Qaeda is still the biggest threat for Iraq and the region. View quote
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Our respect for human rights requires us to execute him. View quote
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We pray to God almighty to give us strength so we can meet the ambitious goals of our people, who have suffered a lot. View quote
Nouri al-Maliki