Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThat would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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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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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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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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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
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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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We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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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, 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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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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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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