You cannot be desperate when the army is making advances. That should have happened – if we take into consideration that this presumption is correct and this is reality – you use it when you’re in a desperate situation.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe American officials should learn to deal with reality. Why did the United States fail in most of its wars ? Because it always based its wars on the wrong information. So, whether they believe or not, this is not reality.
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We never said that the majority [of the terrorists] are not Syrians, but we said that the minority is what they call “free Syrian army.” That’s what we said.
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Israel does not care about the international public opinion.
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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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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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Actually, he gave false evidence [of chemical weapons]. In this case,[John] Kerry didn’t even present any evidence. He talked “we have evidence” and he didn’t present anything. Not yet, nothing so far ; not a single shred of evidence.
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Without the public support, we cannot withstand two years and a half. Look at the other countries, look what happened in Libya, in Tunisia and in Egypt.
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[Hezbollah forces] cannot exist all over Syria anyway, for many reasons, but they exist on the borders.
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Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.
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Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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It’s our right to defend our country against any kind of invasion.
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This is where we can discuss the evidence [of the chemical weapons ], but he doesn’t have it. He didn’t present it because he doesn’t have it, Kerry doesn’t have it. No one in your administration has it. If they had it, they would have presented it to you as media from the first day.
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Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can’t possibly claim that it was successful.
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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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Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability is hurting growth.
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