“We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground. 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, just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.” BelieveHas BeensAbleAirBalanceSurfaceOppositionChemicalsAfghanistanIntroducingSyriaCarpetModeratesDroppingMissilesBombingAircraftHelicoptersBalance Of Power Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia. We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.” Has BeensTermIssuesSeekingNeighborIran Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“It seems people don't read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken. We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism. Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?” PeopleWorldWantFirstsHas BeensCountrySeemsFightingAwarenessMediaTerrorismCampaignsObjectivesIdeologyScholarExtremismOutspoken Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development. But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them. The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.” WorldWantShouldHas BeensCountryWholeProblemAbleStepsFocusSecurityDevelopmentWhole WorldRegionsResolveStabilityStep Up Author:Adel al-Jubeir
