The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIf the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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