Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
AHMED CHALABIWe are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best solution for Iraq.
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To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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