What was said before is not important.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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 battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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 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 fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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