The problem with every American candidate regarding the presidency, I am not talking only about this campaign or elections, but generally, that they say something during the campaign and they do the opposite after the campaign.
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We have agreements with many countries including Iran, including Russia, including other countries that are about different things including armament. It’s cooperation like any cooperation between any two countries, which is normal. It’s not related to the crisis.
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The Russians always base their policies on values, and these values are the sovereignty of other countries, the international law, respecting other people, other cultures, so they don’t interfere in whatever is related to the future of Syria or the Syrian people.
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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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What the army is doing is cleaning those areas, and the indication that the army is strong is that it’s making advancement in that area. It never went to one area and couldn’t enter to it – that’s an indication.
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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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They need money from abroad, they need moral support and political support from abroad. They don’t have any grassroots, any incubator. So, when you stop the smuggling, we don’t have problems.
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From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country. So, who killed ? That’s another question.
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I am not talking about the state or average or common people. I am talking about everybody; because when you close your mind as an official you cannot upgrade and vice versa.
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People do not only live on interests; they also live on beliefs, especially in very ideological areas. Unless you understand the ideological aspect of the region, you cannot understand what is happening.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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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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Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.
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From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country.
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The armament of the government is legal armament. Any other armament is not legal.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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