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.
AHMED CHALABIWinning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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 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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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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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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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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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