But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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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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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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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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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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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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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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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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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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If, 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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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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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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