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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: There is no Kurdish state.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-kurds-know-that-they-won-t-achieve-their-own-state-by-force-of/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

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## More by Ahmed Chalabi

> [We need a united front against Islamic State and Assad happens to be the decisive power that can fight them. But the situation is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/we-need-a-united-front-against-islamic-state-and-assad-happens-to-be/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/you-know-the-most-important-thing-the-americans-did-for-iraq-apart/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [... 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-meeting-is-called-by-the-u-s-to-give-their-vision-of-the-interim/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you - that was his message.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/maliki-saw-islamic-state-as-a-way-to-exert-pressure-if-i-am-not-re/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [I did more than anyone else in persuading the U.S. to get rid of Saddam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/i-did-more-than-anyone-else-in-persuading-the-u-s-to-get-rid-of-saddam/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/we-are-not-panicking-because-we-know-that-islamic-state-cannot/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-kurds-know-that-they-won-t-achieve-their-own-state-by-force-of/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-view-that-we-hold-in-iraq-now-is-this-that-democracy-is/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/all-iraqis-can-unite-to-defeat-terrorism-and-can-unite-to-rebuild-the/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/to-handle-the-economy-and-services-in-a-country-like-iraq-requires/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-battle-against-terrorism-is-not-only-a-military-fight-but/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/it-s-customary-when-great-events-happen-that-the-u-s-punishes-its/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [What was said before is not important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/what-was-said-before-is-not-important/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [The issue of what my role in the - in persuading the Bush administration to go to war has been greatly exaggerated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/the-issue-of-what-my-role-in-the-in-persuading-the-bush/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

> [I don't think that they have many of the scientists who were involved in the weapons program to talk to at this time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-chalabi/i-don-t-think-that-they-have-many-of-the-scientists-who-were-involved/)

[Ahmed Chalabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-chalabi/)

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