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 CHALABII 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.
More Ahmed Chalabi Quotes
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The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly.
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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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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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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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Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
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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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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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The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.
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The Kurds’ achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically.
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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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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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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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