We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
AHMED CHALABIWe want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
AHMED CHALABIMaliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you – that was his message.
AHMED CHALABISectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
AHMED CHALABIAll Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
AHMED CHALABIIt’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
AHMED CHALABIWe 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.
AHMED CHALABIDemocracy 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.
AHMED CHALABIThe 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.
AHMED CHALABINot 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.
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.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
AHMED CHALABIAnd 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.
AHMED CHALABIIslamic State is following a clear strategy. First, it wants to solidify its power in Iraq and Syria. Then, their fighters will try to advance to Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
AHMED CHALABINow, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
AHMED CHALABIWhat was said before is not important.
AHMED CHALABIThere 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.
AHMED CHALABI