Sometimes you may kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands with very primitive armaments.
BASHAR AL-ASSADAlmost all countries have natural dividing lines, and when ethnic and religious partition occurs in one country, it’ll soon happen elsewhere.
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The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
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If you ask Americans whether they’ve been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they’ll tell you that it’s a very difficult proposition.
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Actually, he gave false evidence [of chemical weapons]. In this case,[John] Kerry didn’t even present any evidence. He talked “we have evidence” and he didn’t present anything. Not yet, nothing so far ; not a single shred of evidence.
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The army is made of the people ; it cannot be made of robots.
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You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the whole society, and this means everybody in society including everyone.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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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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We are fully free, not partially, fully free, in everything related to the future of Syria.
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Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.
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We’ve been living in difficult circumstances and we prepare ourselves for every possibility. But that doesn’t mean if you’re prepared things will be better ; it’s going to get worse with any foolish strike or stupid war.
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I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.
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What the army is doing is cleaning those areas, and the indication that the army is strong is that it’s making advancement in that area. It never went to one area and couldn’t enter to it – that’s an indication.
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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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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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