We’re not in the area where the alleged chemical attack happened. I said alleged. We’re not sure that anything happened.
BASHAR AL-ASSADFirst of all, when you have a doctor who cut the leg to prevent the patient from the gangrene if you have to, we don’t call butcher ; you call him a doctor, and thank you for saving the lives.
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The Russians are fighting for us, for the world, and for their self.
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It’s not about me, again, this fight is not my fight, it’s not the fight of the government ; it’s the fight of the country, of the Syrian people.
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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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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 cooperation, it means cooperation between two legal governments, not cooperation between foreign government and any faction within Syria.
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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You hardly find any military base in distant areas from the [Syria] cities unless it’s an airport or something like this, but most of the military bases or centers within inhabited areas.
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Before the 11th of September, in my discussions with many officials of the United States, some of them are Congressmen, I used to say that “don’t deal with terrorists as playing games.” It’s a different story. You’re going to pay the price if you’re not wise in dealing with terrorists.
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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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The army is made of the people ; it cannot be made of robots.
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I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they should ask themselves : what do wars give America, since Vietnam till now ? Nothing. No political gain, no economic gain, no good reputation.
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Iran doesn’t have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?
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You have different parties, different factions, you have different ideologies ; you have everything in Middle East region now.
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I cannot afford to make mistakes.
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The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
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