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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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We always say we have wishful thinking that the Unites States would be unbiased, respect the international law, doesn’t interfere in other countries around the world, and of course to stop supporting terrorists in Syria.
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Country Law Thinking
None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.
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Country Hope Trust
If the rebels or the terrorists in this region or any other group have [chemical warfare], this could happen, I don’t know. I’m not a fortuneteller to tell you what’s going to happen.
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Groups Rebel Warfare
Hezbollah fighters are on the borders with Lebanon where the terrorists attacked them. On the borders with Lebanon, this is where Hezbollah retaliated, and this is where we have cooperation, and that’s good.
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Borders Country Lebanon
I don’t believe in war, I believe in the principle of deterrence.
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Believe Principles War
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.
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Decision People Political
I cannot afford to make mistakes.
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Afford Making Mistake
At the end, killing is killing. Massacring is massacring.
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End Killing Massacring
Opposition is different from terrorism. Opposition is a political movement.
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Different Movement Political
This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September.
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People Support War
We’re talking about the responsibility, my responsibility according to the Syrian constitution that said we have to defend ourselves.
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Constitution Responsibility Talking
Those who arrived on America’s tanks are not credible in Iraq.
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Country Credible Tank
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
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Democracy Political Reform
How could that army do that if it’s a family army or a sect army ? What about the rest of the country who support the government ? It’s not realistic, it doesn’t happen. Otherwise, the whole country will collapse.
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Country Family Government Happen Otherwise
Whether [Turkey] is a NATO country or not, it doesn’t have the right to invade any other country according to the international law or to any other moral value.
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Country International Invade Law Nato
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.
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East Forever Middle Problem

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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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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