03/21/2023
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"My perception about reports from Iraq in the last maybe 4 months or so is that President Barzani and the current prime minister had had a little bit of a rapprochement."
"I think you are exactly right. It has been clear now to Iraqis that they are much more effective in fighting Da'esh together than they are separately."
"I would venture to say that Chile speaking out about need for reforms in Venezuela is in some ways a much more powerful thing than even us speaking out."
"Key to this is going to be, as I mentioned to Senator Cardin, decentralization of authority from Baghdad to the provinces."