The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
AHMED CHALABIIraq 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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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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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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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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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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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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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Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.
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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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