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'..Saudis and Qataris have a lot to answer for..'

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<blockquote>'But Saudis and Qataris have a lot to answer for. It is they who are supporting the insurgents in Syria. Syria – dictatorial regime though it is – is not supporting any revolutions in Riyadh or Doha. The Sunni Gulf Arabs gave their backing to the Sunni Taliban in Afghanistan, just as they favour Sunni Isis and Sunni Nusrah in Syria. Russia and America are aligned against both and growing closer in their own weird cooperation. And for the first time in history, the Shia Iranians have both the Russians and the Americans on their side – and Turkey tagging along.'

- Robert Fisk (Source, August 18, 2016)</blockquote>


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<blockquote>'..the West’s attitude toward Turkey matters..'</blockquote>