Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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Anand Thakur
Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRYou 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.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIt will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIt was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWhy would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe don’t tolerate terrorism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIREven the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRLet’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRShow me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRShould the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRwe will be prepared to participate with special forces.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRBut I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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