America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
AHMED CHALABIThe fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly.
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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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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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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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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 issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life.
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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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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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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 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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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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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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Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
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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 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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Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master?
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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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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