American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
AHMED CHALABIThe fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi 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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What was said before is not important.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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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