Sunday, July 10, 2005
Presidential RhetIraq: Iyad Allawi
Who: P.M. Iyad Allawi - former Interim Prime Minister of Iraq
Source: The Times
Quotes:
“The problem is that the Americans have no vision and no clear policy on how to go about in Iraq.”
“The policy should be of building national unity in Iraq. Without this we will most certainly slip into a civil war. We are practically in stage one of a civil war as we speak.”
“I cannot see withdrawal based on timing, but based on conditions,” he said. These would be satisfied only once Iraq “develops the capability to deal with threats”.
Source: The Times
Quotes:
“The problem is that the Americans have no vision and no clear policy on how to go about in Iraq.”
“The policy should be of building national unity in Iraq. Without this we will most certainly slip into a civil war. We are practically in stage one of a civil war as we speak.”
“I cannot see withdrawal based on timing, but based on conditions,” he said. These would be satisfied only once Iraq “develops the capability to deal with threats”.
