Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
AHMED CHALABIThe United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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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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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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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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 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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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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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