Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
AHMED CHALABIAmerica betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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The view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
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Not because Iraq will be an aggressive state against them, but rather by the example that will be set by a successful federal democratic state in Iraq.
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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now.
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Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don’t want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.
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Islamic State is following a clear strategy. First, it wants to solidify its power in Iraq and Syria. Then, their fighters will try to advance to Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you – that was his message.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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Already, Islamic State has broad support in many cities there. And when they get there, it will once again come as a great surprise to everybody.
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What was said before is not important.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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The Americans stabbed in the back the forces that worked to bring about the collapse of Saddam’s regime and wanted to keep Iraq a sovereign country.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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