Sharif Ali Bin Al-Hussein - Quotes

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  • "It would have been the perfect transition from dictatorship to democracy," he said. "It would have been a way to unite the country around a figure whose history transcended sect and ethnicity." In 2003, Sharif Ali bin al-Hussein said, he pressed American officials to bring him in as soon as Saddam Hussein fell.
  • "I don't believe there is a military solution right now in Iraq for either side, for the Americans or the insurgents," he said. "We must start with negotiations."
  • "The majority of the people welcome the return of the monarchy because they believe that the monarchy is the system that will guarantee the reunification of Iraqi society"
  • "We should not open chapters of revenge, but we should open a chapter of justice"
  • "There is no risk of a breakup of Iraq. There is no risk of a civil war."

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