"I hope the White House will not be so distracted by Iraq that they forget about Pakistan."

"The road to democracy is often long and difficult, but it is the only road worth taking."

"The West must understand that democracy in the Muslim world is the best antidote to extremism."

"We will not allow our country to be hijacked by extremists."

"However, if the U.S. government feels that Iraq is a threat to the American people, he must be disarmed. Dictatorships must be replaced with democracies."