It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
AHMED CHALABITo handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you – that was his message.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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