American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
AHMED CHALABIWe 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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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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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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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 not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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