Ayad Allawi
Ayad Allawi
Ayad Allawiis an Iraqi politician who was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005. He served as Vice President of Iraq from 2014 to 2015...
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It is clear that, with the exception of a few extremists, the Iraqi people are fully behind the government's efforts to restore law and order, and to build the necessary security to hold elections in Iraq.
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We are very determined that blood loss should be minimized,
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These evil forces will not continue to inflict harm on the Iraqi people,
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Elections will occur in Iraq on time in January,
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First of all, this is our Iraq, and it is our duty to defend our country. We're counting on you to defend the country and regain its pride and its values, ... I'm here to check on you and tell you that all of Iraq is with you.
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Saddam and his colleagues are not the giants that the media sometimes talks about. Saddam sent us an oral message in which he begged for mercy. He said that they were working in the public interest and did not mean any harm,
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I was fast asleep, 3 o'clock, and suddenly -- it was God's will -- I opened my eyes. And I saw these shadows at the end of my bed. There were two of them, staring.
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We intend to liberate the people and bring the rule of law,
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We hope they will come to their senses. Otherwise, we have to bring them to face the justice, ... We intend to liberate the people and bring the rule of law to Falluja.
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We don't claim we have completely provided security to Iraqis, but I say there has been good progress,
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We have now entered the final phase of attempts to solve Falluja without a major military confrontation,
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The problem with foreign debt emerges as the most serious obstacle. We are indebted in billions of dollars,
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Freedom and democracy are great goals we should achieve, ... We have great duties to face and stand up to.
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Politically we are very different now. But those were nice days then.