Many people do not understand the difference between peace and a peace treaty. If you want to have real peace with normal relations between people, you need to have comprehensive peace.
BASHAR AL-ASSADAmerica is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
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The problem with every American candidate regarding the presidency, I am not talking only about this campaign or elections, but generally, that they say something during the campaign and they do the opposite after the campaign.
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It’s our right to defend our country against any kind of invasion.
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It’s not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it.
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From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country. So, who killed ? That’s another question.
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As I said, this [repercussions] may take different forms : direct and indirect. Direct when people want to retaliate, or governments. Indirect when you’re going to have instability and the spread of terrorism all over the region that will influence the west directly.
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Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.
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There can be no peace without unity.
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This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week.
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You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them.
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Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can’t possibly claim that it was successful.
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Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral.
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Nobody knows [who they are] because when [terrorists] are dead and they are killed, they don’t have any ID.
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I think sadness prevails in Syria now. We don’t feel anything else but sadness because we have this killing every day, whether with chemical or any other kind.
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You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people.
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I believe that the United States is not genuine regarding having a cessation of violence in Syria.
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