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 CHALABITo handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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 United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best solution for Iraq.
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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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