We cannot use jihadists because it’s like shooting yourself in the foot.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThink of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington’s approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.
More Bashar al-Assad Quotes
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In the end a lie is a lie.
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History teaches us that nobody can prevent a resistance group from arming when it has the support of the people.
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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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We’re talking about the responsibility, my responsibility according to the Syrian constitution that said we have to defend ourselves.
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When you talk about Al-Qaeda it doesn’t matter if he’s Syrian or American or from Europe or from Asia or Africa.
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Some of these agendas wanted me to quit, very simply, so they said “we have all the guarantees if you want to leave, and all the money and everything you want.” Of course, you just ignore that.
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We wouldn’t have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution in the state.
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Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that’s we talked about the Middle East, not Syria, not Israel ; it should be comprehensive.
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[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.
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If you don’t win and the terrorists win, Syria wouldn’t exist anymore.
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Of course, when Secretary-General is objective, he can play an important role in dealing with different officials in the United Nations in order to bring the policies of the different states – mainly Russia and the United States – toward more cooperation and more stability regarding Syria.
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You can forge anything these days, and we’re living in a fake news era.
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The question is who threw chemicals on the same day on our soldiers. That’s the same question. Technically, not the soldiers. Soldiers don’t throw missiles on themselves. So, either the rebels, the terrorists, or a third party. We don’t have any clue yet.
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If there is any change regarding that hope, we should ask the Syrian people, not anyone else in the world.
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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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