"I am very, very sorry for the lives lost in Iraq. I think it was a very noble job that your army and your people did in Iraq."
— Jalal Talabani

January 1, 1970

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Speaking about loss of life of British soldiers, to students at Cambridge University — reported in Deutsche Press-Agentur staff (May 11, 2007) "Iraqi president says soldiers die for 'noble cause'", Deutsche Press-Agentur.