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.
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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
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What was said before is not important.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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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There is no Kurdish state. But that shouldn’t prevent the Kurds from continuing to develop their own institutions. Still, the best thing for them would be to remain a part of Iraq, but in return we must treat them with respect – their nationality, their language and their culture.
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We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages.
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If they are successful, that will be seen as their next great triumph. And then, their target will be Jordan, where things will be easy for them.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt.
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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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