Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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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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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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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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