Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
AHMED CHALABIThe fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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If they are successful, that will be seen as their next great triumph. And then, their target will be Jordan, where things will be easy for them.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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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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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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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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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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