We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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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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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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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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 meeting is called by the U.S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U.S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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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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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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