54 Quotes by Ayad Allawi

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    I hope we can achieve this, but if we cannot, I have no choice but to secure a military solution. I will do so with a heavy heart, for even with the most careful plan, there will be some loss of innocent lives.

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    came in the right moment because he ultimately succeeded in putting the final pressure on Muqtada al-Sadr and the militias to do whatever was necessary to implement the conditions of the government.

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    Before me, there was another prime minister. His name was Bremer. He ran this country, he had this ministry and a lot of the corruption started then. ... There was no auditing. Airplanes were flying in and the money was handed out in suitcases.

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    I am meeting my students of Iraq to announce to them a few important steps that we have taken, including allocation of funds to send students to do further studies and scholarships abroad, ... I just signed 100 million dollars ... to support the grants and scholarships.

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    The Iraqi government accepts this attitude. We met with them, and we welcome their initiative,

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    Ahmed was a year ahead of me, and we used to go swimming together. Adil and I were friends; our families knew each other.

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    Saddam Hussein’s trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money.

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    I’m a doctor and a politician. Weapons are foreign to me.

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    We are succeeding in Iraq. It’s a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.

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