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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. "
Ahmed Chalabi
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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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" 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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" You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt. The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt. "
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" All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country. "
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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 fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations. The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place. "
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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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" 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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" Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq. "
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