If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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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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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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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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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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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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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
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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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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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Other 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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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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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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