The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
AHMED CHALABIMaliki 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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Islamic State is following a clear strategy. First, it wants to solidify its power in Iraq and Syria. Then, their fighters will try to advance to Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
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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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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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 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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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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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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Baathism in Iraq equals Nazism in Germany.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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