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Ayad Allawi Quotes

born 1944 Iraq

Ayad Allawi (Arabic: إياد علاوي‎. Iyād ʿAllāwī; born May 31, 1944) is an Iraqi politician.

Iraq
Physicians
Politicians
Shia muslims

Also known as: Iyad Allawi

Random Ayad Allawi quote

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I am an Arab and Arab minded person, but I am not a racist, a Shiite, but I am not sectarian.

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

I can tell the difference between senseless terror and justifiable rebellion.

America is the last remaining superpower.

Palestine[-Israeli conflict]? One step forward, three steps back.

As far as the pressure from Iran goes, I can assure you that there was a very clear red line: Allawi and the Iraqi List were not to be allowed to come into power.

We have an army without airplanes and without tanks. What sort of strength is this?

We must build a state that is in the position to defend democracy. And the institutions of this state must have a place for all Iraqis... .

Only one thing is prohibited these days in Iraq: to speak with President Mubarak or the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Mention the word Arabism and you will be accused of being an intelligence agent.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ayad Allawi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.