From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country.
BASHAR AL-ASSADTo have opposition ? We have it, and you can go and meet with them. We have some of them within the government, we have some of them outside the government. They are opposition. We have it.
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We feel pain for every Syrian victim.
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We’ve been dealing with this kind of terrorism since the fifties, since the Muslim Brotherhood came to Syria at that time.
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Let’s presume that a country or army has this weapon ; this kind of armaments cannot be used by infantry for example or by anyone. This kind of armament should be used by specialized units, so it cannot be in the hand of anyone.
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We’re not like the American administration, we’re not social media administration or government. We are a government that deals with reality. When we have evidence, we’ll announce it.
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Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.
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We have the precedent of Collin Powell ten years ago, when he showed the evidence, it was false, and it was forged.
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As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own… Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland.
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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 cannot afford to make mistakes.
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And let’s say in brief they live the Taliban style in Afghanistan, completely the same style.
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The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal.
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[The Jews] tried to kill the principles of all religions with the same mentality in which they betrayed Jesus Christ and the same way they tried to betray and kill the Prophet Muhammad.
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Anyone who’s not military knows this fact. Why do you use chemical weapons while you’re advancing ?
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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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I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.
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