The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
AHMED CHALABIAlready, 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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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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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 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 Kurds know that they won’t achieve their own state by force of arms but through international recognition. And they have certainly heard what the German foreign minister said in connection with the arms deliveries.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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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What was said before is not important.
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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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