The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
AHMED CHALABIMany Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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 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 Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails 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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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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I call on the international community to be fair to the Iraqi people. My position is that we respect international resolutions but in return demand justice and accountability for those who stole Iraq’s money.
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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 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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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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