American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
AHMED CHALABIThe 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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To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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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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