It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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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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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 Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is 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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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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