To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
AHMED CHALABIWe want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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 want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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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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 United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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We need a united front against Islamic State and Assad happens to be the decisive power that can fight them. But the situation is preposterous because we also have to respect the calls for change. I would be in favor of a dignified change.
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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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You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt.
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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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