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.
AHMED CHALABIAre Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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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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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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