We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
ADEL AL-JUBEIROther than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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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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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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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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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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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.
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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 don’t tolerate terrorism.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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