Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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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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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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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 United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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Already, Islamic State has broad support in many cities there. And when they get there, it will once again come as a great surprise to everybody.
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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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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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