Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThis is cooperation [with Hezbollah, Iran , from Russia], I don’t know what you mean by support. We have cooperation with countries for decades. Why talk about this cooperation now ?
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We’re talking about one region, bigger regions, not only about Syria. This interlinked region, this intermingled, interlocked, whatever you want to call it ; if you strike somewhere, you have to expect the repercussions somewhere else in different forms in ways you don’t expect.
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The only one who can fight for these values like democracy and freedoms are the people of any country or any society, not the foreigners.
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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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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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If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda – go ahead. That’s what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but don’t talk about rebels and free Syrian army.
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The Russians are fighting for us, for the world, and for their self.
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We always say we have wishful thinking that the Unites States would be unbiased, respect the international law, doesn’t interfere in other countries around the world, and of course to stop supporting terrorists in 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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I don’t want to talk about methods of killing. But what is the difference between a bomb worn on the body and one dropped from an airplane? Both of them kill people.
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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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No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?
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Nobody knows [who they are] because when [terrorists] are dead and they are killed, they don’t have any ID.
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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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The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
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This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September.
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