The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
AHMED CHALABII 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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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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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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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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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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America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I’d rather be America’s enemy.
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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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 battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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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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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 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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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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What was said before is not important.
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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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