From Russia for example, we have political support, which is different from the cooperation. We have cooperation for 60 years now, but now we have political support.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThey want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this is the reality.
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Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that’s just the way it is.
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For Turkey, they think that if the Muslim Brotherhood take over the rest of the region, they will be very comfortable, they will be very happy, they will make sure that their political future is guaranteed.
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We can say, you can win the war only when you restore stability in Syria.
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The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
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Whatever the American officials said about the conflicts in Syria in general has no credibility. Whatever they say, it’s just lies and, let’s say, bubbles, has no foundation on the ground.
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It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more.
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Sometimes you may kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands with very primitive armaments.
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You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there’s killing and destruction on daily basis.
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Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement.
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You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in [Middle East] region.
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That the rebels or the terrorists used the chemical weapons in northern Aleppo five months ago [in 2013].
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The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal.
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[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.
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Hezbollah fighters are on the borders with Lebanon where the terrorists attacked them. On the borders with Lebanon, this is where Hezbollah retaliated, and this is where we have cooperation, and that’s good.
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Circumstances don’t matter, only my state of being matters. What state of being are you choosing?
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