We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
AHMED CHALABIDo not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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There is no Kurdish state. But that shouldn’t prevent the Kurds from continuing to develop their own institutions. Still, the best thing for them would be to remain a part of Iraq, but in return we must treat them with respect – their nationality, their language and their culture.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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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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You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt.
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What was said before is not important.
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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