The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
AHMED CHALABIAll Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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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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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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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Already, Islamic State has broad support in many cities there. And when they get there, it will once again come as a great surprise to everybody.
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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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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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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 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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails 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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The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.
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