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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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[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.
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Fighting Important Mean
Revolution should be Syrian, cannot be revolution imported from abroad.
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Abroad Imported Revolution Should
Before the 11th of September, in my discussions with many officials of the United States, some of them are Congressmen, I used to say that “don’t deal with terrorists as playing games.” It’s a different story. You’re going to pay the price if you’re not wise in dealing with terrorists.
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Games Pay Playing Price Wise
Circumstances don’t matter, only my state of being matters. What state of being are you choosing?
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Attitude Matter States
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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Army Country Government
We’re not in the area where the alleged chemical attack happened. I said alleged. We’re not sure that anything happened.
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Alleged Chemicals Happen Sure
No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?
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Able Country Doubt
And let’s say in brief they live the Taliban style in Afghanistan, completely the same style.
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Completely Country Same Style
On the border area with Lebanon where [Hezbollah forces] want to protect themselves and cooperate with us, but they don’t exist all over Syria.
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Borders Cooperation Hezbollah Themselves
They want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this is the reality.
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People Reality Worry
We don’t discuss this issue [ chemical weapons ] in public because we never said that we have it, and we never said that we don’t have it. It’s a Syrian issue ; it’s a military issue we never discuss in public with anyone.
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Issues Military Weapons
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.
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Country Looks Should
We wouldn’t have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution in the state.
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Army Institution Jobs War
In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don’t trigger civil unrest and bloodshed in Europe. But write similar statements about Islam in Syria and you might see bloody uprisings.
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Book Children Jesus
Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement.
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Different Movement Political
Everything else should be a piece of cake. Feel good, feel happy, feel healthy, feel loved, feel abundant, feel creative, feel compassionate, feel knowledgeable, feel powerful.
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Acknowledge Everything Happy Powerful

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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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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