Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRDaesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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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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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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When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
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The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it’s really up to them to change their behavior.
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It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
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We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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Other than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it.
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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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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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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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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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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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