The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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The Americans stabbed in the back the forces that worked to bring about the collapse of Saddam’s regime and wanted to keep Iraq a sovereign country.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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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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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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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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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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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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