Islamic State is following a clear strategy. First, it wants to solidify its power in Iraq and Syria. Then, their fighters will try to advance to Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
AHMED CHALABIWe are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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