The view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
AHMED CHALABIWe 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi 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 want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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 fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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 battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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