We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
AHMED CHALABIIf 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Democracy in Iraq will be an example that the Arab population will look to with great interest. And some Arab governments are concerned about democracy in Iraq.
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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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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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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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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