The fact that there are people who criticize me doesn’t mean that people hate me.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe fact that there are people who criticize me doesn’t mean that people hate me.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWe 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.
BASHAR AL-ASSADI am not talking about the state or average or common people. I am talking about everybody; because when you close your mind as an official you cannot upgrade and vice versa.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWe are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
BASHAR AL-ASSADAlmost all countries have natural dividing lines, and when ethnic and religious partition occurs in one country, it’ll soon happen elsewhere.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThose who arrived on America’s tanks are not credible in Iraq.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWhen you have terrorism, you have a war. When you have a war, you always have innocent lives that could be the victim of any war, so, we don’t have to discuss what the image in the west before discussing the image in Syria. That’s the question.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWorry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
BASHAR AL-ASSADToday, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine.
BASHAR AL-ASSAD“Winning” is a subjective word, but we are making advancement. This is the correct word, because winning for some people is when you finish completely.
BASHAR AL-ASSADFreedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability is hurting growth.
BASHAR AL-ASSADThe American officials should learn to deal with reality. Why did the United States fail in most of its wars ? Because it always based its wars on the wrong information. So, whether they believe or not, this is not reality.
BASHAR AL-ASSADWe feel pain for every Syrian victim.
BASHAR AL-ASSADIf you want to talk about mistakes, every country has mistakes, every government has mistakes, every person has mistakes. When you have a war, you have more mistakes. That’s the natural thing.
BASHAR AL-ASSADAmerica is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
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