To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
AHMED CHALABINow, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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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 fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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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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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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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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Democracy 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.
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