The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.
ADEL AL-JUBEIREven the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria – then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?
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The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.
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A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.
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It’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.
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If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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We had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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