The most important natural resource has been returned to Iraqis to serve all Iraqis.


Ayad Allawi

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We want him to form as quickly as possible a good, strong cabinet. It is important that there be a c...
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Iraqis now mistrust them all.
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You can tell the Iraqis who are scared because we're here and those who are scared because they're b...
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It is an accomplishment for all Iraqis.
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It is an achievement of all Iraqis.
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Yesterday American and British troops handed out food to hundreds of Iraqis. Not surprisingly, the I...
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Our most important natural resource is not the canal, but our geographic position.
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All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.
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Maybe Iraqis want to split up.
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Our role is not to humiliate the Iraqis.
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The Iraqis will choose who will be their next prime minister. The United States continues to urge th...
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two huge advantages over the Iraqis.
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During these past months, we have tasted of the pain that has been the daily bread of hundreds of th...
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Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis. There is no way forward with...
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No Iraqis Left Me on a Roof to Die
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The Iraqis have not had the money to do the work.
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The United States encouraged Iraqis to rise up after Saddam Hussein's army was driven out of Kuw...
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I support freeing Iraqis from tyranny.
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I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken t...
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I think for most Iraqis it's not a big issue. The big issues are water, electricity and security.
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We have very positive opinions from the Iraqis.
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I did think it was important to do what we could to train up Iraqis as a security force in advance o...
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The Iraqis have consistently surprised us at every milestone.
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I voted 'yes' and I urge all Iraqis, no matter their different ethnicities and religions ... to vote...
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Iraqis cannot understand how Saddam has been held for nearly two years without trial. There's plenty...
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If the price of oil rises, Iraqis will be paying for the incompetence of the government in maintaini...
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If there is any prospect of defeating the insurgency, ... we need to make clear to the Iraqis that i...
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I think we can't keep moving the bar for the Iraqis.
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I admire Bob for going with the Iraqis. It's important to hear their story and to experience it from...
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Furthermore, the Iraqis do not want to be more Palestinians than the Palestinians themselves,
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We think that with the transition, eventually the Iraqis will be taking more of the people we've det...
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I believe that a final, final draft has not yet been, or the edits have not been, presented yet so t...
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I believe that a final, final draft has not yet been, or the edits have not been, presented yet, so ...
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Obviously we'll do a full investigation, working with the Iraqis.
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The document expresses great concern about our efforts to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqis. In fa...
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Children are our most valuable natural resource.
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Children are our most valuable natural resource
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He calls on all Iraqis to show unity and close ranks, to give no chance to those who want to provoke...
HAMID KHAFFAF
This process has to be entirely in the hands of Iraqis, and it has to be done by a constitutional co...
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Iraqis love soft drinks. They do even in winter.
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The Iraqis that Col. Winslow and the other doctors and nurses are treating will remember that help m...
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We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have no...
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Intelligence is the most limited natural resource soon to be extinct due to intolerance.
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The 55 who are on the [U.S.] list of the most-wanted [Iraqis] would be tried before this court for w...
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There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and viole...
LAWRENCE KORB
We as Iraqis are responsible for solving our own problems,
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If we will not be able to reach agreements in the end, this constitution is going to be presented to...
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we have reached the conclusion that there should be a prime minister for all Iraqis, not just one gr...
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We intend to coordinate with the Iraqis and inspect any detention facility we find out about.
WILLIAM WEBSTER
God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis.
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Where was Kofi Annan when Saddam was slaughtering the Iraqis like sheep?
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These women are not politicians, but ordinary Iraqis who are desperate to see an end to the violence...
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All Iraqis know very well that there was no way of getting rid of Saddam without outside interventio...
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One of the most ignored dimensions of the Iraqi insurgency are the Iraqis themselves who are regular...
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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
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In the global marketplace, women remain the most untapped natural resource.
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I believed -- and I said from the podium -- that as Iraqis became more politically empowered, the in...
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Most Iraqis remain less secure than they were under Saddam, less secure even than they were in the f...
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They will do their best until next week to increase attacks ... to scare Iraqis not to participate,
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As long as there is no government, Iraqis tend to view the situation as one of occupation.
ANDREW KREPINEVICH
Iraqis were able to vote right here in the United States, so why can't we do it?
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The damning thing is the seals, ... The Iraqis didn't use seals on anything. So I'm absolutely sure ...
DAVID KAY
There is a brigade [of Iraqis] being formed; we're working on forming the first battalion,
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We want that. But we can't do it in a hurried manner before the Iraqis are prepared to discharge tho...
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[Owens said Iraqis are making strides toward improving conditions in their country.] People do not l...
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A big, bipartisan vote sends a message to the Iraqis and the White House. It's very, very significan...
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We've made a conscious decision, at the request of the Iraqis, to stand back during this pilgrimage ...
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The only way to try to reach out ... is if the American administration sits down and talks with the ...
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We're probably getting about 80 to 90 percent of the story because we're able to use Iraqis to help ...
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The atrocities are ripping apart families of not only Iraqis but Americans as well.
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The more freedom given to Iraqis, the more chance for further progress there would be, particularly ...
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The more freedom given to Iraqis, the more chance for further progress there would be, particularly ...
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very convinced we have a very solid plan to catch these people killing us and killing Iraqis.
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I share the concerns of many Iraqis about the lack of consensus on the constitution,
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I don't expect most Americans to admit making major mistakes in the Middle East, any more than I’d...
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I don't know what could satisfy them, but we believe that what could satisfy all the Iraqis is to ha...
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It looks like downtown Baghdad, the only difference is there aren't a bunch of Iraqis.
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The ability to dream is the most important human resource given to man by God.
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This election is going to change everything, because everyone realizes now that the only way to take...
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I don't think any dialogue taking place behind the Iraqis' and Arabs' backs can be fruitful.
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I hope the Iraqis understand that their isolation could be much worse than it is today.
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The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.
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If the Iraqis want the sanctions lifted sooner rather than later, then what they have to do is to co...
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The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Ene...
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The key here is the Sunnis have voted in large numbers. One way or another, the Iraqis will be in a ...
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Things are getting better. The Iraqis came to the brink of civil war as a result of the attack on th...
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We missed a clear signal that transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis will be accelerated, ... The role of...
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Iraq has several sects, religions and nationalities so this list is the best choice for the Iraqis w...
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Our priority is the prosperity of Iraq and unity, without which there won't be security nor prosperi...
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Price stability, exchange rate stability, consistency of economic policy. That is all taking place.
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It is possibly one of the largest thefts in history,
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Huge amounts of money have disappeared,
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the enemies of Iraq [who] are carrying out aggressive acts to get Iraq back to the old days.
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full partnership ... through close coordination and consultation.
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We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.
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We are safer, the region is safer, the world is safer without Saddam.
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We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.
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