Muqtada al Sadr

“The main reason for the armed resistance is the American military presence.”

“If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.”

“Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam.”

“No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing an...”

“When the Americans advance, we harass and retreat, fire from new positions and then retreat again. If the attacking force is too big, we call for support.”

“Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together.”

“The U.S.-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.”

“If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government - a new government that we must give a chance to prove that it is there t...”

“Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.”

“America has shown its evil intentions, and the proud Iraqi people cannot accept it. They must defend their rights by any means they see fit.”

“The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.”

“The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.”

“We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom.”

“Out of my desire to complete Iraq's independence and to finish the withdrawal of the occupation forces from our holy lands, I am obliged to halt military operations of the honest Iraqi resis...”

“Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.”

“We have not forgotten the occupier. We remain a resistance.”

“We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.”

“Our rejection of the occupier at heart is resistance.”

“Let the whole world hear that we reject America. No, no to the occupier.”

“We don't kill Iraqis - our hands do not kill Iraqis. But we target only the occupier with all the means of resistance.”