We honor the sacrifices the United States has made.
I explained to the United States officials here that the Iraqi opposition, Kurds included ... have tens of thousands of armed people,
For those who call for an immediate pull-out of American troops, we say that we honor the sacrifices the United States has made,
I wish that all Iraqi Arabs, Kurds and others vote 'Yes' to the draft constitution which represents their ambition to build a democratic, federal, united and independent state,
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.
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.
We have more than 100,000 (Kurdish resistance fighters), and Syria also has tens of thousands. These forces can liberate Iraq with the support of the United States, with cooperation and coordination with American forces.
Believe me, the United States is very popular now in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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.