That’s all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].
BASHAR AL-ASSADWorry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist.
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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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This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that’s good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.
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It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. [Middle East] is an area where everything is on the brink of explosion.
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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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I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
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Let’s presume that a country or army has this weapon ; this kind of armaments cannot be used by infantry for example or by anyone. This kind of armament should be used by specialized units, so it cannot be in the hand of anyone.
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Sometimes you may kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands with very primitive armaments.
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There’s a video on YouTube where the terrorists clearly make trials [of chemical weapons] on a rabbit and kill the rabbit and said “this is how we’re going to kill the Syrian people.”
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In the end a lie is a lie.
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I don’t believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.
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Nobody knows [who they are] because when [terrorists] are dead and they are killed, they don’t have any ID.
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Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
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The question is who threw chemicals on the same day on our soldiers. That’s the same question. Technically, not the soldiers. Soldiers don’t throw missiles on themselves. So, either the rebels, the terrorists, or a third party. We don’t have any clue yet.
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Whenever you have a war, the civilians and the innocents will pay the price. That’s in any war, any war is a bad war.
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