We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRQuite the contrary, in the Gulf, we see an increase in American military presence, as well as an increase in American investments.
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There is nothing to encourage.
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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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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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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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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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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it’s really up to them to change their behavior.
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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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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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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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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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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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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