Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
AHMED CHALABIEuropean governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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What was said before is not important.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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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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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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