We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
AHMED CHALABIThe issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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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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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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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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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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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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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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What was said before is not important.
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