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.
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.
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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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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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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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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 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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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