It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThe 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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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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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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If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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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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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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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 have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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It seems people don’t read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken.
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It’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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