Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIf, 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 warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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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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Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.
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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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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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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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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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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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Quite the contrary, in the Gulf, we see an increase in American military presence, as well as an increase in American investments.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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