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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.

Ahmed Chalabi

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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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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The Kurds know that they won’t achieve their own state by force of arms but through international recognition. And they have certainly heard what the German foreign minister said in connection with the arms deliveries.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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Already, Islamic State has broad support in many cities there. And when they get there, it will once again come as a great surprise to everybody.
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