We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
AHMED CHALABIWinning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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Democracy in Iraq will be an example that the Arab population will look to with great interest. And some Arab governments are concerned about democracy in Iraq.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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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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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