Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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The meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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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 view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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