When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRJust like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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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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Twenty million Russians are Muslims.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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These people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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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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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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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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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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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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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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