Fort Belvoir Community Club
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
PRIME MINISTER MALIKI: (As translated.) I would like to thank the President for his invitation. I would also like to thank the members of Congress who are with us today here, and to the sons and families of the Armed Forces, who are here with us in this celebration. When I stand here in front of you and I salute you, I would like to appreciate what you have done and what you have achieved.
I appreciate your colleagues who offered their lives on the land of Iraq, and I tell you that Iraqis will never forget these sacrifices because they have really participated in ridding Iraq of dictatorship, one of the ugliest regimes that the region has known. And we are happy to be partners in this holy task of fighting terrorism and establishing democracy.
Iraq, because of what you have offered, because of what your sons have offered, your families have offered, has now moved from dictatorship to democracy; from oppression, torture chambers, chemical weapons, and now into a state of freedom, liberty and partnership; from depravation and absolute poverty, into the condition where we now are looking forward to economic prosperity, because Iraq is a rich country, and the previous regime has wasted all the wealth of Iraq in his adventures.
2006-08-02 02:08:55 · 12 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Sorry for the triple posting, my internet was being stupid. Anyway, here comes the rest of the speech.
2006-08-02 02:18:32 · update #1
Okay, here is another part of the speech:
I sympathize with those who made sacrifices, and I sympathize with the families who have lost some loved ones. And I appreciate this sacrifice and this suffering, because I am one of the people who sacrificed and suffered in Iraq. The previous regime had sentenced me to death, and actually has executed 67 members of my family, relatives. And I can feel the bitterness of the loss when someone loses a dear member of his family, a son, or a spouse.
When blood mixes together in the field, aiming to achieve one goal, this blood will help in establishing a long-lasting relationship between us. Our relationship will stay forever.
2006-08-02 02:22:27 · update #2
Terrorists still carry out, on a daily basis, these crazy actions against innocent civilians: their suicide bombs, their car bombs against the innocent civilians who have nothing to do with the conflict in Iraq. They want to kill democracy, as they kill humans. But they will definitely fail, because we are committed to success, and we are committed to democracy. And the daily killing does not prevent Iraqis from carrying out and going along with their daily lives.
And we are confident that we will succeed, because you, and people like you are helping us to confront terrorism -- terrorism that is spreading in our land -- with foreign support.
2006-08-02 02:23:05 · update #3
Lastly, on behalf of myself and on behalf of the Iraqi people, I would like to thank you and thank your families. I would like to appreciate your losses, your sacrifices, appreciate the bitterness of those who have lost loved ones. I hope that you can go past your losses and I hope that you can compensate it with -- compensate it about what's happened.
And we feel pain and sorrow for every drop of blood that falls in Iraq. But once again, we give you all the salute -- we salute you and we thank you very much for all that you've offered to Iraq. (Applause.)
2006-08-02 02:23:25 · update #4
My source was AKO online. My opinion is that I'll believe PM Maliki and those who are in Iraq over ANYONE else. He was elected by 12 million people. I think that says something.
2006-08-02 02:25:02 · update #5
My impersonators not only can't spell (I guess it's beyond their intelligence), they obviously missed where I said that I got the story from AKO online, which one cannot log into unless they're a US Armed Forces member, or a dependent.
2006-08-07 20:47:44 · update #6
A couple thoughts:
1) The first part could easily have been written by Bush's people. It almost sounds like his type of speech.
2) The second and third parts sound more personal from him.
3) While he may speak for a good number of Iraqis and the hopes they share. It seems he does not speak for all of them and there is a good chance not even most of them. Many do not even consider him their leader, but more like a puppet the US controls.
4) Unfortunate it may be, but I fear for his life and suspect it will be a long time before Iraq ever experiences true freedom and peace if at all.
However I do hope they recover soon. Let's hope his words inspire the younger generations to overcome the destruction and allow freedom and peace to grow in its place.
2006-08-04 13:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by stoptheinsanity_73 3 · 1⤊ 12⤋
Did you miss when the PM of Iraq stated to congress that he supported Hamas and Hezbollah, and other terrorist orgnizations? You do know that people like Hussein just dont come into power, unless millions of people actually supported him. Your logic, that the PM must be right because 12 million people voted for him is flawed.
2006-08-05 04:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by ↓ImWithStupid ░░▒▒▓▓ 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Why did you post this 3 times?
2006-08-02 02:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by Dave B 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It is a reasonably well written speech. It's too bad that he didn't acknowledge our daughters who made the supreme sacrifice, too. Hopefully it was an over sight, if not, it was in poor taste to not mention these women and their families.
2006-08-02 02:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Ok people don't be so naive the US put saddam husein, they made al-qaida, they made 9/11 (which happened when Bush was pretending to read a story to kids), they put isreal wich didn't exist until 1949.
2006-08-02 02:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
People like the sensationalism. They do not want facts. They could care less about other people of any other country. This might prove their views of this war is wrong and that they do not want. They are always to eager to criticize and condemn before they think. As long as it doesn't touch them they are safe, but if they had to live with this day and night in fear it would be a different story. Most are still trying to prove the USA is after the Iraq oil. I would venture to say that a lot of American citizens have forgotten that Al-Quaeda was in Northern Iraq and was supported by Hussein. The very ones that flew jets into buildings and killed thousands are being forgotten. This thrills them to death, they will be free to do as they please again.
2006-08-02 02:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
So ????? what are your remarks ??
The man " Mr. Maliki " is appreciating the U.S contribution in Iraq - in his own way - what is the big deal ?
2006-08-02 02:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by Fadi 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well, it is my hope that this man will be able to stop the civil war that is brewing in his country and get his own army to crush the terrorists that are killing Iraqi people by the hundreds every day. Our solders need to come home and Iraq needs to defend it's self like Israel is.
2006-08-02 02:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋
Iraquis will rather have Saddam as their leader than these bunch of idiotic puppets...
2006-08-02 06:50:52 · answer #9 · answered by Cid2006 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
He sounds like a mouth-piece to me. His country definitely isnt yet as good as it sounds.
2006-08-02 02:22:16 · answer #10 · answered by Aan 3 · 6⤊ 2⤋