The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRToday it’s a little bit more complicated.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
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We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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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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Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
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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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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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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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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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