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.
AHMED CHALABIIt’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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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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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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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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It’s customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
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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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The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.
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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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