Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
AHMED CHALABIThe view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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 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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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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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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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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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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What was said before is not important.
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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 are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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