From Russia for example, we have political support, which is different from the cooperation. We have cooperation for 60 years now, but now we have political support.
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The only one who can fight for these values like democracy and freedoms are the people of any country or any society, not the foreigners.
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We learned that lesson very well, especially in the eighties, that terrorists cannot be used as a political card, you cannot put it in your pocket, because it’s like a scorpion; it will bite you someday.
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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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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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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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If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda – go ahead. That’s what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but don’t talk about rebels and free Syrian army.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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Opposition doesn’t mean to take arms and kill people and destroy everything.
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I believe that the United States is not genuine regarding having a cessation of violence in Syria.
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[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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Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.
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For Turkey, they think that if the Muslim Brotherhood take over the rest of the region, they will be very comfortable, they will be very happy, they will make sure that their political future is guaranteed.
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This is cooperation [with Hezbollah, Iran , from Russia], I don’t know what you mean by support. We have cooperation with countries for decades. Why talk about this cooperation now ?
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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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The Russians are fighting for us, for the world, and for their self.
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