Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
AHMED CHALABIThe 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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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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 fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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 fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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Democracy in Iraq will be an example that the Arab population will look to with great interest. And some Arab governments are concerned about democracy in Iraq.
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What was said before is not important.
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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