I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best solution for Iraq.
AHMED CHALABIWe want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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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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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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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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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 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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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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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.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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