black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington’s approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.

Bashar al-Assad

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.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Country Support Years
We have to be there to get the evidence like what happened in Aleppo when we had evidence. And because the United States didn’t send the team, we sent the evidence to the Russians.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Evidence Team United States
Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Fighting Peace Terror
[Chemical weapons] isn’t about what the United States believe in, it’s about the reality that we have, and this reality, we own it, we don’t have to discuss it.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Believe Chemical Reality United States Weapon
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.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Army Country Hands
Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that’s just the way it is.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Law May Military
The captain doesn’t think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Saving Ships Thinking
That’s all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Cooperation Country Kind
I don’t believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Believe Country Fighting Join
My country and me, we are part of this region, we’re not separated. We cannot discuss it as Syria or as me ; it should be as part, as a whole, as comprehensive. That’s how we have to look at it.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Country Looks Should
We feel pain for every Syrian victim.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Feels Pain Victim
The United States accused Syria, and because you accused you have to bring evidence [of chemical weapons], this first of all. We have to find evidences when we are there.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Firsts United States Weapons
It’s not religious war, but Al-Qaeda always use religions, Islam – actually, as a pretext and as a cover and as a mantle for their war and for their terrorism and for their killing and beheading and so on.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Islam Religious War
It is not my democracy as a person; it is our democracy as a society.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Democracy Persons Society
Revolution should be Syrian, cannot be revolution imported from abroad.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Abroad Imported Revolution Should
You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD

Country Match Military Powerful

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington’s approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington’s approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bashar al-Assad Quotes