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We don’t discuss this issue [ chemical weapons ] in public because we never said that we have it, and we never said that we don’t have it. It’s a Syrian issue ; it’s a military issue we never discuss in public with anyone.

Bashar al-Assad

We’ve been living in difficult circumstances and we prepare ourselves for every possibility. But that doesn’t mean if you’re prepared things will be better ; it’s going to get worse with any foolish strike or stupid war.
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Mean Stupid War
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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Government Mean Two
But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We’ll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It’s not only Syria. Because it will start in Syria.
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Crazy Prevent Spring War
You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in [Middle East] region.
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East Government Middle Player
Terrorists have been supported by tens of foreign countries, so Syria alone wouldn’t be able to face this kind of war without the help of its friends.
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Country Face Help War
Tayyip Erdoğan is megalomaniac President, he is not stable. He lives during the Ottoman era, he doesn’t live in the current time. He’s out of touch with the reality.
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Eras President Reality
The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal.
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Armament Government Legal
When they don’t have support within their country, they couldn’t continue more than – how many weeks ? – three weeks. So, the only reason we stand here for two years and a half is because we have internal support, public support.
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Continue Country More Support Week
[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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Enemy Hell People
Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that’s we talked about the Middle East, not Syria, not Israel ; it should be comprehensive.
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Agreement Country Occupy
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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Army Land War
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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Conflict Foundation Lying
That the rebels or the terrorists used the chemical weapons in northern Aleppo five months ago [in 2013].
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Months Rebel Weapons
If you don’t win and the terrorists win, Syria wouldn’t exist anymore.
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Country Terrorist Winning
Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army – or outside the government and army.
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Army Country Government
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.
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East Geographical Middle Political

We don’t discuss this issue [ chemical weapons ] in public because we never said that we have it, and we never said that we don’t have it. It’s a Syrian issue ; it’s a military issue we never discuss in public with anyone.

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We don’t discuss this issue [ chemical weapons ] in public because we never said that we have it, and we never said that we don’t have it. It’s a Syrian issue ; it’s a military issue we never discuss in public with anyone.

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