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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.

Ahmed Chalabi

Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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Difficult Government New Possible Primary Trust Winning
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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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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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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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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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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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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