Ahmed Chalabi

Ahmed Chalabi
Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabiwas an Iraqi politician, a founder of the Iraqi National Congress...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth30 October 1944
CountryIraq
country iraq sovereign
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.
country responsibility iraq
Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.
country defeat terrorism
All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
country iraq important
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.
country iraq people
To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
community country dire establish future improve iraqi life people quality respond saying
I respond by saying it's always more important to look to the future than to the past, ... The country is in a dire situation. We need to improve the quality of life of the Iraqi people and establish Iraq in the community of the nations.
associated believe democracy elections hold iraq view
The view that we hold in Iraq now is this -- that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
prepared respond senate
prepared to go to the Senate and respond to questions.
confront defeat military plan putting saddam serious
Saddam did not have a serious military plan to confront the coalition, but he had a serious post-defeat plan which he's putting into operation,
approved delegation due hoped occupy seat understand
We had hoped this delegation would occupy Iraq's seat in the U.N., and we understand this was not approved due to the reservations of some of the neighbors.
believe clinton courageous mean president removal saddam states taken took united united-states
That's a very important policy. The United States now can be taken to mean the removal of Saddam Hussein, and we believe that President Clinton took a courageous stand.
discredit doubt family
Without a doubt, I'm being set up, ... to discredit the family and discredit the tribunal.
people perceive vulnerable
People will perceive him to be much more vulnerable now.
authority iraqi meeting present statement vision
meeting ... 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.