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The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.

Bashar al-Assad

When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused.
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Interest Mold Wanted
If the rebels or the terrorists in this region or any other group have [chemical warfare], this could happen, I don’t know. I’m not a fortuneteller to tell you what’s going to happen.
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Groups Rebel Warfare
It is not my democracy as a person; it is our democracy as a society.
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Democracy Persons Society
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist.
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Eugenics Lebanon Occupation
We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.
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Believe Lebanon Real
The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
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Occupation People Problem
The sarin gas is a very primitive gas. You can have it done in the backyard of a house ; it’s a very primitive gas. So, it’s not something complicated.
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Backyards Done House
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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Evidence Precedent Years
But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We’ll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It’s not only Syria. Because it will start in Syria.
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Crazy Prevent Spring War
In the end a lie is a lie.
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Ends Lie Lying
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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East Middle New Next Something Week
No government in the world kills its people, unless it’s led by a crazy person.
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Crazy Government People
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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Country Match Military Powerful
Terrorists have been supported by tens of foreign countries, so Syria alone wouldn’t be able to face this kind of war without the help of its friends.
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Country Face Help War
I cannot afford to make mistakes.
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Afford Making Mistake
Any American strike will not destroy as much as the terrorists have already destroyed in Syria ; sometimes the repercussions could be many doubles the strike itself.
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Sometimes Strikes Terrorist

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