American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
AHMED CHALABIIf 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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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