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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.

Ahmed Chalabi

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.
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Clear Following Power Religion State Strategy Successful Support
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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Action Country Neighbour Soil Target Want
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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Abandoned Correctly Country Deliver European Government Resistance Weapon
Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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Difficult Government New Possible Primary Trust Winning
Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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Army Joint Leadership Military Mosul Need Retake
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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Associated Believe Country Democracy Election View
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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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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Achiever Connection Culture Force International Language Recognition State
Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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Avoid Casualties Civilian Hard Holding Hostage People Release Terrorism
We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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If they are successful, that will be seen as their next great triumph. And then, their target will be Jordan, where things will be easy for them.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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Big Company Country Oil Shot
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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Collapse Country Force Regime Sovereign Stabbed Wanted Worker
We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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Master Ourselves Region Responsibilities Wish

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