Think 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.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD
You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there’s killing and destruction on daily basis.
![Bashar al-Assad Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/you-hardly-find-any-military-base-in-distant-areas.jpg)
![Bashar al-Assad Quote - We asked for a delegation [of the Red Cross] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north of Syria,](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cross-in-marc-683x1024.jpg)
![Bashar al-Assad Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/if-the-rebels-or-the-terrorists-in-this-region-or--683x1024.jpg)
![Bashar al-Assad Quote - That’s all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/thats-all-before-the-crisis-we-always-have-this-ki-683x1024.jpg)
