44 Quotes by Mahmoud Othman

The U.S. wants a government more than we do. They are demanding with great insistence that the parliament be convened as soon as possible.

Americans are working very hard to work out something.

They made this change because they were afraid the constitution would be rejected. But now it may be counterproductive: they made the Sunnis so furious that maybe more of them will vote no.

They are divided and that is the reason why they are not able to reach a quick decision on the candidate.

It is very important to clarify - an investigation could help defuse tension.

It's a good step forward, and we will cooperate with him. I don't think he's a strong sectarian. Now he's a prime minister, and he has to rule all Iraq, he has to be balanced and objective.

It's very difficult to reach something that the Sunnis can agree to. Tomorrow will be crucial.

It's unfair and I didn't vote for it. It's a double standard and it shouldn't have happened.

Everyone is nervous. The security situation is not good. There are so many explosions at the checkpoints and near the convoys. The Americans are afraid. And when the driver doesn't see them, it happens sometimes that civilians are killed. It is a tragedy that most of the victims are civilians. It is making life more difficult. But this is our situation. It is very dangerous.