The view that we hold in Iraq now is this – that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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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 battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don’t want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.
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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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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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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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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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American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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