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.
AHMED CHALABIWe are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Democracy in Iraq will be an example that the Arab population will look to with great interest. And some Arab governments are concerned about democracy in Iraq.
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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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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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What was said before is not important.
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The meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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