For the West, they wanted to undermine the Syrian positions. For the petrodollar countries like Saudi Arabia, they’re thinking undermining Syria will undermine Iran on sectarian basis.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD
Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.
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![Bashar al-Assad Quote - We asked for a delegation [of the Red Cross] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north of Syria,](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cross-in-marc-683x1024.jpg)
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![Bashar al-Assad Quote - The part in Aleppo, what [people] call it the eastern part, is occupied by the terrorists for the last three years, and they have been using the civilians as human shields.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-part-in-aleppo-what-people-call-it-the-eastern-683x1024.jpg)
