America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
AHMED CHALABIYou 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 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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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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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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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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 United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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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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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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