President Trump welcomes Iraqi PM amid Middle East conflict

[43:14] But there is a great chemistry between us and them. The Prime Minister is doing great work. I didn't realize that he will be able to succeed in these elections. [43:25] The Prime Minister is doing great work. The Prime Minister is doing great work. [43:45] The Prime Minister is doing great work. He is a great leader in America and the United States. [44:03] Iraq is a foreign country. It is a great country. It is a great country. [44:10] In a very short time, you will be able to succeed in a lot. At least, it will change the American feelings towards America. [44:19] As Chris said, the Prime Minister is doing great work. [44:28] The Prime Minister is doing great work. The Prime Minister is also a great leader. [44:39] And I think you will be able to succeed in this country for a long time. [44:44] You are also a young man and a young man. And this is not surprising. [44:49] But with that, I will forgive you. [44:52] Please, Mr. President. Thank you. [44:55] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for the warm welcome by his Excellency President Trump. [45:06] This is my first visit to the United States of America. This visit was not just like any visit. [45:18] Rather, it's an announcement of economic partnership where I talked to his Excellency. [45:25] This is my first visit to the United States of America. [45:26] By the 30th of September, the U.S. forces will be out of Iraq. [45:30] While the U.S. companies will be inside Iraq. [45:34] The social relations is about like economy. It's not about like military relations. [45:43] I would convey my greetings from the oldest civilization in the world [45:49] to the biggest economic and technology heart in the world. [45:55] My thanks to his Excellency, the President, for the warm welcome. [46:02] Thank you very much. [46:05] Mr. President. [46:06] Thank you, Mr. President. [46:07] I have a question for the Prime Minister. [46:12] Go ahead. [46:13] Thank you, sir. [46:14] Sir, is the village attack on Iran? [46:28] It's a strategy to bring him back to the U.S. [46:43] to bring them back to the table? [46:45] Was it to degrade them [46:47] so the regime will eventually fall? [46:50] Well, we don't think we need the military there anymore. [46:54] It's a very big operation. [46:57] And what we do have is the oil companies are all going in now [47:00] and they're doing partnerships with Iraq [47:03] and they're getting along very well. [47:06] The relationship is a whole big relationship [47:08] where we don't need the military there. [47:10] We're there to help them. [47:11] We're there to protect them if need be. [47:13] But we don't think that's going to be necessary. [47:16] And their primary, I consider an opponent, [47:19] they might have considered a friend, [47:20] but I consider that an opponent was Iran, [47:24] was a big burden on Iraq [47:26] because they were the bully of the Middle East, as you know. [47:30] And we were just talking about that. [47:32] But they're not going to have that problem anymore [47:34] because Iran has been very much destabilized [47:39] and really their military power is just a tiny fraction [47:45] of what it was just four months ago. [47:47] So they're not going to have that problem. [47:49] I think it's really, in a sense, [47:50] it's given them freedom to do what they have to do. [47:53] And I think that's one of the reasons [47:54] that our oil companies are going in there [47:57] at levels that have never been seen before. [47:59] So thank you for your question. [48:11] According to the program of the government, [48:13] is to restrict the possession of weapons to the state. [48:19] And this is a basic point. [48:20] And I have, and this is like a decision. [48:25] It's not an option. [48:27] We received [48:27] weapons by different factions [48:32] and he who ever surrender his weapon [48:35] turned into like a political civilian. [48:41] We will cooperate with them. [48:44] After the 30th of September, [48:46] there's no need for the presence of any faction. [48:51] Because factions [48:52] is a need. [48:54] It's not a profession. [48:57] There's no justification for their existence [48:59] after the 30th of September. [49:03] So hopefully by the end of this year [49:05] or by the beginning of the next year, [49:07] we'll announce the sovereignty conference [49:11] is the biggest conference in the region. [49:15] The Iraqi decisions [49:16] by the hand of the Iraqis only. [49:20] And our security forces [49:22] are capable of protecting their borders. [49:25] So after the 30th of September, [49:27] we'll never accept for any entity [49:32] to carry weapons outside the control of the state. [49:35] Okay. [49:36] Mr. President Trump. [49:37] Thank you. [49:38] Thank you, President Trump. [49:39] I have two questions. [49:40] I was wondering if you could explain [49:42] your changing thinking [49:43] on the straight of Hormuz [49:44] applying a 20% fee. [49:46] How did you get to the decision? [49:48] You just... [49:48] Yeah, so when I put that out yesterday, [49:51] because we've been doing that [49:52] for many, many years, [49:53] it was never fair to me [49:54] that we would be guarding the straight [49:56] when we basically don't take anything. [49:58] We don't need the oil at all. [50:00] And it wasn't important for us, [50:03] but it was important for allies. [50:04] It was important for people [50:05] that we get along with very well, [50:07] including the major Gulf state countries. [50:11] So I put it out yesterday. [50:12] I thought it was good. [50:14] I was called by different people, [50:15] different countries, [50:17] kings and emirs [50:19] and all of the people that we all know [50:21] and we all love. [50:23] And they've been, frankly, [50:24] they've been very strong partners. [50:26] And they said, [50:27] we'd love to do it a different way. [50:28] We'd love to invest in the United States [50:30] with billions and billions of dollars [50:33] and continue our record setting [50:36] because we would... [50:37] There's never been a time like this [50:39] with the United States, [50:39] with the factories, [50:40] with the plants, [50:41] with everything else. [50:42] And we would like to invest tremendously [50:45] in the United States [50:46] as opposed to charging a fee. [50:48] And I like that, actually, [50:49] because I don't think anybody [50:50] should be able to charge a fee [50:52] for the straight... [50:54] or for any other straight relationship [50:57] in terms of other sections of the world. [51:00] I don't think anybody should be [51:01] really in that position. [51:03] But we were doing it as a reimbursement. [51:06] The Gulf states are going to invest [51:07] a tremendous amount of money [51:09] into the United States [51:11] and that was very satisfactory to me. [51:13] I think it's actually much better. [51:16] I could also ask, [51:18] are you aware of why the FBI [51:19] is looking into Senator Graham's death? [51:22] Have you gotten any updates [51:23] on why they were at his home? [51:24] Well, I don't know why [51:25] because I think, you know, [51:26] he had a problem. [51:28] His father had a very similar problem, [51:30] as you know. [51:31] It's very unique. [51:32] At first, I heard it was clogged arteries [51:35] because he did have clogged arteries. [51:37] He had a problem with that. [51:39] He was... [51:40] I wish he took better care of himself. [51:42] I say, you know, [51:44] you can solve that problem. [51:46] But what happened is actually something [51:48] that's very hard to detect. [51:49] It was not related to any blockage. [51:52] It was a totally different thing. [51:54] And supposedly, [51:56] and I've watched all the medical reports. [51:59] I've had the doctors from the White House [52:00] come in and explain what happened. [52:02] And this is something that is very, [52:04] almost undetectable. [52:07] And if it happens, [52:08] there's not much you can do about it. [52:10] It sounds unfortunate, [52:11] but there's not much you can do about it. [52:13] If you look at his father died of the same thing [52:18] at about the same age. [52:20] So there was not much... [52:22] They say it's almost undetectable. [52:24] You can detect it by... [52:26] If you have a very bad back, [52:28] that's a sign. [52:29] It's a bad sign. [52:30] So if anybody has a bad back, [52:32] it's a pretty rough thing to think about. [52:36] But the fact that it's one of the primary signs... [52:38] And he would tell me he had a bad back. [52:40] But little did anyone realize it was for that. [52:43] So... [52:43] And when that bursts, [52:45] which it did, it bursts, [52:46] there's not much... [52:47] So I don't see a lot of evil there. [52:49] I know there's all sorts of conspiracy theories going along. [52:53] And I don't think the FBI... [52:55] I think the FBI is wasting their time [52:57] if they're doing that. [52:58] Just on the prior question, [53:00] the Hormuz straight-told idea for you, [53:03] that's dead now. [53:04] That's completely gone. [53:06] No, I just told you, [53:07] you have Saudi Arabia, [53:09] UAE, [53:10] Qatar, [53:12] Bahrain, [53:13] and Kuwait, [53:14] primarily, [53:15] and then others. [53:17] I spoke to all of them. [53:19] And they would love to invest more money [53:21] in the United States [53:22] at record amounts. [53:24] And that would be very acceptable. [53:26] And this way, [53:27] there's no fee. [53:27] I don't like the concept of a fee. [53:29] But at the same time, [53:30] it's not fair that we're protecting this straight [53:33] for the entire world, [53:34] for China and everyone. [53:36] I don't mind protecting it for China. [53:37] I don't mind protecting it for anybody. [53:39] But it's unfair that we're not in somehow compensated. [53:42] And we've been doing this for many years. [53:44] It's bothered me 25 years ago. [53:47] It bothered me. [53:48] During my first term, [53:49] I was doing things like, [53:50] you have to invest in the United States. [53:53] But by doing it that way, [53:54] there's no fee. [53:56] They're investing, [53:57] and they're getting a return on their money, [53:58] and it's good. [53:59] But they're going to be making massive investments [54:01] into the United States, [54:04] and I like that much better. [54:07] Can I ask you a minute about the meeting you had today [54:10] about the one that you discussed, OPEC. [54:13] There's been some reporting that Iraq [54:15] is pushing for changes to OPEC, [54:16] a larger share, [54:18] even that they might consider leaving. [54:19] The gentleman right here, [54:21] because here he is. [54:22] Would you like to know about him? [54:23] Are you considering, [54:24] Mr. Prime Minister, [54:25] leaving OPEC, [54:26] or are you pushing for changes to OPEC? [54:28] And Mr. President, [54:29] would you support Iraq? [54:30] Well, I support him. [54:32] You know, [54:32] I supported him very early, [54:34] and I endorsed him, [54:35] something I rarely do, [54:37] but I've had great successes endorsing. [54:39] You know, [54:39] we just had Colombia, [54:41] which was a big one. [54:42] Argentina was a big one. [54:43] We had many. [54:44] I've endorsed. [54:46] I think everybody I've endorsed [54:48] from a foreign standpoint, [54:50] they just win. [54:51] And, you know, [54:53] I've been hearing great things. [54:54] I'm a student of a lot of history, [54:56] and I do know a lot about the history of Iraq, [54:59] and I've watched what was happening in Iraq [55:01] with the elections, [55:02] and I put a very strong endorsement out [55:04] because I was very unhappy [55:06] with the man that was supposed to win the election. [55:09] And this great gentleman, [55:11] I think he's going to end up being a great leader, [55:13] he won. [55:14] So I'm very happy about that. [55:15] As far as OPEC, [55:16] that's his decision, [55:17] and you might ask him that question. [55:19] It's a pleasure. [55:19] Thank you. [55:19] Thank you. [55:19] Thank you. [55:19] Thank you. [55:22] No, OPEC, [55:23] we are one of the countries [55:26] that established COPOPIC. [55:28] However, [55:32] we need like a fair share for Iraq. [55:34] Iraq fought ISIS [55:37] and terrorism at all [55:39] in support of United States of America. [55:43] This fight with ISIS [55:47] cost us like huge amounts of money [55:51] and destroyed the Iraqi infrastructure. [55:54] The damage that really was against Iraq [55:58] is more than $400 billion. [56:04] Until today, [56:05] like some Iraqi cities are totally destroyed. [56:10] They're like living camps. [56:14] I have a plan [56:15] to get them back to their homes. [56:18] We need a fair share. [56:21] We need a fair share. [56:21] Because if you remember, [56:26] even though I was a civilian [56:28] and had no thought of running for president, [56:31] I get a disproportionate amount of publicity, [56:34] as you probably heard. [56:35] And I used to say, [56:36] don't go into Iraq. [56:39] Don't attack Iraq. [56:41] Frankly, [56:41] they attacked the wrong country. [56:43] And they did a lot of damage. [56:46] Thank you. [56:48] Given how the Iranians have been behaving, [56:50] do you have any regrets [56:52] about lifting the naval blockade [56:54] or giving the sanctions waivers? [56:56] No. [56:56] I gave them a chance. [56:58] I wanted to give them a chance [57:00] at making a deal. [57:01] You know, [57:02] we had a deal two days ago. [57:03] It was done. [57:04] And then all of a sudden, [57:05] they couldn't do it. [57:06] They didn't like something about the deal. [57:07] They couldn't do it. [57:09] And they shot first. [57:10] And that was a big mistake [57:11] that they shot first [57:12] because we have been knocking [57:14] the hell out of them. [57:15] They're very difficult people. [57:17] 47 years we put up with it. [57:19] The SS call. [57:21] You go back all the way. [57:22] Thousands of people. [57:24] Thousands of Americans were killed. [57:25] A lot of soldiers were killed. [57:27] A lot of soldiers are walking around [57:29] or not walking around. [57:30] I mean, [57:30] they've been so badly injured. [57:33] The arms, [57:34] the legs, [57:34] the face. [57:36] With the Salomini, [57:38] with the bomb. [57:40] They call it the roadside bomb. [57:42] Most people call it the roadside bomb. [57:44] It's a disaster. [57:46] And I killed him [57:48] in my first administration. [57:51] Had I not, [57:52] it might be a different story today. [57:54] He was a mad genius. [57:56] He was a mad, [57:57] probably a mad man, [57:59] but he was a general. [58:00] And he had total control [58:01] over the country. [58:02] And I actually think [58:03] the leaders of Iran [58:04] were afraid of Salomini. [58:06] But I killed him. [58:08] And by the way, [58:09] with him went [58:09] a very bad person also. [58:12] They happened to be [58:13] meeting each other [58:14] at the airport. [58:15] And a very bad person [58:17] from Iraq [58:18] happened to be a leader [58:19] of Iraq [58:20] happened to be killed [58:21] in that same incident. [58:23] So I don't know [58:24] if I did you a favor or not. [58:25] I've never asked you that question. [58:26] You probably would know [58:27] better than me. [58:27] But no, [58:28] I think that, [58:29] I think that [58:30] what we've done to Iran [58:32] is we've taken away [58:34] all of their, [58:34] almost all of their [58:35] military capability. [58:36] The President, [58:37] we now have [58:38] a question for Prime Minister. [58:40] Go ahead. [58:40] A question for Prime Minister. [58:42] Explain that. [58:43] A question for Prime Minister. [58:45] He has to hear that. [58:45] Go ahead. [59:06] At that time, I was not in politics and in my visit, like I'd like to talk about the [59:31] future. [59:38] Mr. President, thank you for your time. [59:47] Last year in May, the Prime Minister of Kurdistan region, Maslur Barzani, signed about $110 billion [59:55] in energy gels with U.S. companies here in Washington, D.C. [1:00:00] Mr. President, if Baghdad and Erbil work together better, that investment could grow, grow, [1:00:08] grow. [1:00:09] What is your message and advice to the leaders in Baghdad and Erbil to work together? [1:00:15] Why am I asking this question? [1:00:17] Because you are a miracle-makers, Mr. President. [1:00:20] Thank you. [1:00:21] I love this question. [1:00:22] It's my favorite question so far, by far. [1:00:26] Thank you very much for the question. [1:00:28] Look, Baghdad, I think, and I and this country, we're going to make some tremendous music together. [1:00:35] We haven't been dealing very much over the last four or five years with the previous administration. [1:00:44] Iraq has tremendous potential because of their oil and because of other things, but because [1:00:50] of their oil. [1:00:51] And we're going to be doing a lot of deals. [1:00:53] We're going to create a lot of jobs for both countries. [1:00:56] And we're going to be taking out a lot of oil. [1:00:58] A lot of oil is coming out. [1:01:00] And the American companies are doing it. [1:01:02] Mostly American companies now. [1:01:03] They don't want to do business with others. [1:01:05] They want to do business with America. [1:01:07] And that's good. [1:01:08] And that's one of the reasons that I felt so strongly that this was going to be a great [1:01:12] prime minister. [1:01:13] And I fought for that. [1:01:15] How will you describe your relationship with Kurdistan regional government at this time? [1:01:24] Because prime minister yesterday had a statement and fully support you. [1:01:30] I look at Iraq as a body. [1:01:41] Each part of Iraq is part of my own body. [1:01:47] So I would never distinguish between two or any organ. [1:01:54] And I cannot cut off any part of any organ from my own body. [1:01:59] Afghanistan is such an important part of Iraq. [1:02:04] More different than Basra and other provinces. [1:02:06] But because such nice things were said about him. [1:02:10] That means he likes the man that said those nice things. [1:02:13] President Trump! [1:02:14] President Trump! [1:02:15] President Trump! [1:02:16] President Trump! [1:02:17] President Trump! [1:02:18] President Trump! [1:02:19] President Trump! [1:02:20] Thank you so much, Mr. President. [1:02:21] I have a question for you and I have a question for the prime minister. [1:02:23] All right. [1:02:24] The first question, Mr. Prime Minister, why did you choose the United States as your first trip abroad? [1:02:29] And what steps, concrete steps, do you take when you go back to Iraq to make sure that the agreements you are reaching in Washington, D.C. implement it? [1:02:39] I inherited such a heavy burden in the country. [1:02:46] I have a master degree in finance. [1:02:50] I analyzed the economic situation of the country. [1:02:56] This burden, I need such a strategic partner to really lift this burden. [1:03:02] The most important strategic partnership in the world is the United States of America. [1:03:11] It wasn't just like any visit or came out of work. [1:03:14] It's not emotional, it's about mind. [1:03:17] President Trump! [1:03:18] President Trump! [1:03:19] President Trump! [1:03:20] President Trump! [1:03:21] President Trump! [1:03:22] President Trump! [1:03:23] Inflation slowed to 3.5 percent. [1:03:24] Yeah, thank you. [1:03:25] Will this trend hold now that strikes on Iran? [1:03:27] I think so. [1:03:28] I think it's going to inflation's down. [1:03:30] We inherited the worst inflation in the history of our country. [1:03:33] They say 48 years. [1:03:34] It was the worst in the history of our country from Biden. [1:03:37] Sleepy Joe. [1:03:38] He might have been sleepy, but boy, he could create inflation like nobody. [1:03:42] And I inherited that and I got blamed for it. [1:03:45] And it's not my fault. [1:03:46] We are putting it to sleep. [1:03:48] And we've done a great job. [1:03:50] Scott and Howard and Marco and even Pete, because he's watching his dollars, right? [1:03:55] But they've done a fantastic job. [1:03:58] We've all done a fantastic job. [1:04:00] So we had the worst inflation in history and the history of our country. [1:04:06] I mean, we had months where it was 9 and 10 percent. [1:04:09] And now we have a report just came out. [1:04:12] It was just released. [1:04:13] Thank you for bringing it up. [1:04:15] But the report was incredible. [1:04:16] The inflation is way down. [1:04:18] That means prices are coming way down and we're doing a great job. [1:04:22] Remember that. [1:04:24] Remember that for the midterms, I say to that camera. [1:04:27] Remember that because nobody else could do it. [1:04:30] Prices are way down. [1:04:31] Prices are coming way down and we're going to bring them much lower yet. [1:04:35] President Trump around the world and around the nation are anticipating your big announcement [1:04:40] on Thursday night regarding election machines and integrity. [1:04:44] Can you give us sort of a sneak peek about what to expect and tell the audience of America? [1:04:47] Well, I'd rather save it. [1:04:48] It will concern that subject and we'll have a couple of other things to say also. [1:04:51] Why should people watch them? [1:04:52] But I'd rather save it. [1:04:53] But it's really big news. [1:04:57] It's really, really big news. [1:04:59] And our country has to shape up. [1:05:02] But that's what we're going to be talking about Thursday is it doesn't get bigger because [1:05:09] without free and fair elections, you don't have a country. [1:05:12] We'll be discussing other things, too. [1:05:13] But but it's going to be a very big announcement. [1:05:16] Yeah. [1:05:17] Mr. President, your administration pushed hard to shape your box leadership and tied U.S. [1:05:23] support to disarming Iran-backed actions with the September 15th deadline weeks away. [1:05:28] What happened in Baghdad? [1:05:29] This is it. [1:05:30] And does the U.S. [1:05:31] troops from Kyrgyzstan region still proceed on schedule? [1:05:35] I think everything's on schedule. [1:05:37] We have a great year. [1:05:38] We are. [1:05:39] I mean, we're right now. [1:05:40] I even called for a lunch. [1:05:41] It wasn't scheduled. [1:05:42] Okay. [1:05:43] So in that way. [1:05:44] No, we usually we I don't think I've ever done that where we didn't have lunch. [1:05:49] I said, let's have lunch. [1:05:50] You know why? [1:05:51] Because I like it. [1:05:52] I like it. [1:05:53] So I think I think that's all going to work out very well. [1:05:56] Do you want this Russia sanctions bill signed within the next week or two? [1:06:00] And will you sign it? [1:06:01] Well, I know that Lindsay wanted it very badly. [1:06:03] I think they may be adding Iran to it. [1:06:06] They're going to add Iran, which is a very big thing if they did that. [1:06:09] They may add Hezbollah, too. [1:06:11] Just put them if you do business with Hezbollah. [1:06:14] So we're looking at that. [1:06:15] But they're seriously thinking. [1:06:17] And this is in honor of Lindsay. [1:06:19] And this was his thing. [1:06:21] He wanted this more than any other thing. [1:06:23] You know, you know, he felt. [1:06:24] And there's a good chance that it gets done. [1:06:27] But they'd like to add Iran and they'd like to add Hezbollah to it. [1:06:31] That's what I'm hearing. [1:06:32] And if that's the secondary sanctions on China, India. [1:06:36] We'll have to look. [1:06:37] That hasn't been discussed. [1:06:38] Mr. President, my question for you. [1:06:43] The Prime Minister has launched a campaign to bring weapons held by militia under the control of the state. [1:06:50] How does your administration support him to accomplish this vision? [1:06:54] And my second question, how do you envision the future relations between Kurdistan region and Iraq? [1:06:59] I think everything is going to work out. [1:07:01] I think people are the Middle East. [1:07:04] Believe it or not, it's coming together. [1:07:05] We're getting rid of the bully of the Middle East. [1:07:08] Iran was the bully of the Middle East. [1:07:10] They bullied Iraq. [1:07:12] They bullied every country. [1:07:14] There was fear all over the Middle East with other countries. [1:07:18] I understand that. [1:07:19] But there was fear. [1:07:21] But there's no fear anymore because their military capability has been knocked to hell. [1:07:26] And there's no fear. [1:07:27] I think the Middle East is coming together like it's never come together before. [1:07:30] You can't have a dominant factor like Iran that would kill 52,000 protesters. [1:07:36] You know, they killed. [1:07:37] Nobody likes talking about that. [1:07:38] I don't like talking about it. [1:07:40] They killed 52,000 protesters. [1:07:42] So the bottom line, all regions, I believe, are coming together. [1:07:46] And I think it's going to be this is going to be one of the great leaders right here. [1:07:50] It's going to be one of the great leaders in the Middle East. [1:07:53] Could I please? [1:07:54] Just explain that, please. [1:07:55] I think it's going to be one of the great leaders in the Middle East. [1:08:04] Thank you. [1:08:27] It is problematic, everybody. [1:08:31] I think we could go into this for a long time. [1:08:44] And the bottom line is that we have a fantastic relationship with many countries now. [1:08:50] I just came back from NATO. [1:08:53] Many of you were there, and you saw how that worked out. [1:08:55] It was a phenomenal, it was a love fest, to be honest. [1:08:59] And they loved the United States. [1:09:00] They're even like me, but they love the United States. [1:09:03] And we're going to cut costs there by hundreds of billions of dollars, maybe. [1:09:08] But the NATO event was incredible. [1:09:11] Today's event is incredible. [1:09:13] This is a potentially really great country. [1:09:17] And many people would say it's a great country. [1:09:19] We're helping it. [1:09:20] We want to help it. [1:09:21] We have a fantastic relationship with the new prime minister. [1:09:25] He's a strong person. [1:09:26] He's a very brilliant guy. [1:09:28] He's very much acknowledged. [1:09:30] Or he couldn't have won that election. [1:09:32] That was a highly competitive election. [1:09:34] And he went out and won. [1:09:36] And it's a big story. [1:09:37] I mean, it's a big, big story. [1:09:39] And I just want to say that the United States has never done better. [1:09:44] We're doing well. [1:09:44] You know, more people are working today in the United States than at any time in history. [1:09:49] We have more things being built, factories, plants, AI, automobile plants are being built at record numbers, more than we've ever had ever before. [1:09:59] The tariffs have done, have been used very judiciously and properly. [1:10:03] And companies are pouring in, and countries are pouring into this country to build factories. [1:10:09] Because when they build them, they have no tariffs. [1:10:12] And we have numbers, $19.2 trillion. [1:10:16] As an example, under Biden, it was less than $1 trillion for four years. [1:10:21] We're at $19.2 trillion for 12 months. [1:10:26] Nobody's ever said anything like it. [1:10:28] Our relationship with Iraq is, I would say, it went from being not so good to being outstanding. [1:10:36] And we're going to have a long-term relationship with Iraq. [1:10:39] We're going to have a long-term relationship with a man that will be a great leader. [1:10:43] You mark my words. [1:10:44] I knew what I was doing. [1:10:46] This man is going to be a great leader in the Middle East, beyond Iraq. [1:10:51] His influence is going to spread all throughout the Middle East. [1:10:54] And we're very happy about it. [1:10:56] And we're very happy to have you with us. [1:10:58] Thank you very much. [1:11:04] I don't think there's anything much else you can ask us. [1:11:10] This is a very important meeting. [1:11:13] It's something I've never done before. [1:11:15] No lunch was scheduled. [1:11:16] I said, let's have lunch. [1:11:17] I've never done that before. [1:11:19] Sometimes we'll have a lunch scheduled. [1:11:21] But I've never done this. [1:11:22] Right, Susie? [1:11:23] This is a first. [1:11:24] So I have no idea what we're going to be eating, but it'll be fine. [1:11:27] But we're doing it because we like the people that we're with. [1:11:30] Thank you very much. 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