We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWhy would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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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 had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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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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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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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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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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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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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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