Ahmadinejad Quotes

"The presence of foreigners in the region has been to the detriment of the nations of the region," Ahmadinejad said. "It is nothing but a humiliation to the regional nations.

"Their only achievements are that regional nations further dislike them, it adds to the regional nations' hatred. No one likes them."

Pressed by a reporter how he knows the Iraqis don't like the U.S., Ahmadinejad said that the "Iraqi people have been anti-colonialist and anti-occupation in the course of their history."

"If you go to the streets and talk to ordinary Iraqi people, you will be able to realize the true nature of such a claim," he said.