You can see this religious tolerance happening in Kurdistan, and maybe we can support this. Now, I am not saying that the Kurdish government is an angel and is doing everything right. Please don't misunderstand me. At Christmas a few years ago, Christians in Kurdistan were attacked for four hours. The Kurdish police did not stop to help them at all. I just need to be clear, because I am not here to paint it as a perfect country; it is not a perfect country.
But I believe that religious tolerance is achievable in two ways in Iraq, or anywhere else in the world. Number one is by education. I'm not talking just about education of this generation, I'm talking about education for the next generation. You can see this example in Kurdistan to a great degree.
Number two is that we have to connect our aid and our international trade to the improvement of human rights in these countries. We have to do that. I'm not saying to use it as a weapon. I'm saying to use it as giving a hand. I'm not saying to cut the aid completely and fully. All I'm saying is, “I will increase my aid to you, I will increase my international trade with you, if the human rights conditions are improved in your country. If you have women's rights, I will give you more aid, and I will do more business with you. If the rights of minorities are protected, if the rights of children are protected, if you are really fighting human trafficking, and if you are really protecting your environment....” It's all of this.
If we can connect our aid and international trade to the improvement of human rights and other matters in these countries, you will see a huge difference, because every government needs aid, and they need international trade. Hurt them in their pockets, and they will listen.