We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
AHMED CHALABINot 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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The meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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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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