The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
AHMED CHALABIAre Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.
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We need a united front against Islamic State and Assad happens to be the decisive power that can fight them. But the situation is preposterous because we also have to respect the calls for change. I would be in favor of a dignified change.
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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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The meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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The Kurds know that they won’t achieve their own state by force of arms but through international recognition. And they have certainly heard what the German foreign minister said in connection with the arms deliveries.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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