You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt.
AHMED CHALABIThe fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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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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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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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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We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
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There is no Kurdish state. But that shouldn’t prevent the Kurds from continuing to develop their own institutions. Still, the best thing for them would be to remain a part of Iraq, but in return we must treat them with respect – their nationality, their language and their culture.
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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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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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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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We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.
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The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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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