Haider al-Abadi Quotes
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There is tolerance within our community, Muslims and Christians living together in harmony. These traditional values we have should be enhanced.
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The Iraqi people will not allow any country to take possession of their own resources.
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Iraq is fighting a war against terrorism. We are trying our best to fight them. We are trying our best to fight outlaws in our country.
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As prime minister of Iraq, I am required to act in accordance with the Constitution to protect all of the Iraqi people and to keep our country united.
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Daesh thought it could exploit the vulnerability of the Iraqi state, but it underestimated the overwhelming desire of the Iraqi people for unity.
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I never think that walls can protect you.
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If you challenge the constitution and if you challenge the borders of Iraq and the borders of the region, this is a public invitation to the countries in the region to violate Iraqi borders as well, which is a very dangerous escalation.
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When Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Iraqis resolved never to allow one man, one political party, or one segment of society to dominate our diverse nation. Now we have the opportunity to build an Iraq worthy of what we are: a pluralist people, steeped in history, striving to build one nation in peace and mutual respect.
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The PMF should be loyal only to Iraq, not to anyone else: loyal to Iraqi official institutions, the commander in chief in the country, rather than political parties or any other force outside or inside Iraq.
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Our government strives to create an independent and impartial judiciary that applies the law without bias or favoritism. And we are incorporating into our security forces all Iraqis who have taken up arms to defend their families and communities.
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Many of our forces collapsed when Daesh rolled into Iraq.
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We can make sacrifices to fight Islamic State, but the international coalition has to support us.
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We put people at the centre of securing the country. You can't secure your country with only a security apparatus and missiles.
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We are different from many African countries. We represent Africa as the gateway and will do everything to make African and Israeli relations mushroom.
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As one of the leading troop-contributing countries, Ethiopia attaches great importance to strengthening the role of United Nations peacekeeping to address challenges to international peace and security.
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No effort for autonomy or self-rule can succeed if it is approached illegally.
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If Syria disintegrates, God forbid, the whole area will be under threat.
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Ethiopia is an island of stability within the Horn of Africa, which is a troubled region.
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Peace has to be solved equally.
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The Iranians had to come to the forefront of supporting and helping Iraq fight Daesh with advisers, with other help, logistical support for our armed forces, and we very much welcomed that.
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We respect the will of our citizens, whether they are Kurds or Arabs or Turkmen, but will not allow an illegal and unconstitutional procedure done under the threat of weapons to yield results.
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We cannot stop senseless violence without the rule of law and security forces that represent and respect every segment of society.
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People are calling on me to put corrupt people into prison. Where do you start?
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We succeeded in fighting terrorism - we will succeed in reconstruction.