We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWhy would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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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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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
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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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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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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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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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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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