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

Ahmed Chalabi

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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What was said before is not important.
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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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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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 United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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 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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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