The view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
AHMED CHALABIWinning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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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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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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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I call on the international community to be fair to the Iraqi people. My position is that we respect international resolutions but in return demand justice and accountability for those who stole Iraq’s money.
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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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Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you – that was his message.
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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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