From Russia for example, we have political support, which is different from the cooperation. We have cooperation for 60 years now, but now we have political support.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThey want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this is the reality.
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We would have disintegration of Syria if that was the case. It can’t be tolerated in Syria. I’m talking about the normal reaction of the people.
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Israel does not care about the international public opinion.
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In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don’t trigger civil unrest and bloodshed in Europe. But write similar statements about Islam in Syria and you might see bloody uprisings.
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We are against any WMD, any weapons of mass destruction, whether chemical or nuclear.
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I don’t believe in war, I believe in the principle of deterrence.
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We feel pain for every Syrian victim.
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Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral.
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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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It’s our right to defend our country against any kind of invasion.
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If you want to talk about mistakes, every country has mistakes, every government has mistakes, every person has mistakes. When you have a war, you have more mistakes. That’s the natural thing.
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We wouldn’t have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution in the state.
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[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the frontier in Syria implies that most of the army is in inhabited areas, most of the centers are in inhabited areas.
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Every friend of Syria is looking for peaceful solution, and we are convinced about that. We have this advice, and without this advice we are convinced about it.
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