"When the US chooses to support democracy in the Middle East, it eliminates the factors that produce terrorism."

Ahmed Chalabi (1944 - 2015)
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About Ahmed Chalabi

Ahmed Chalabi was an Iraqi politician, a vocal advocate for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime. He founded the Iraqi National Congress to overthrow Saddam and played a key role in convincing the US to invade Iraq in 2003. Chalabi held positions in the post-Saddam Iraqi government but faced criticism for his role in providing inaccurate intelligence about weapons of mass destruction.

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