[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-ASSADThe 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.
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And let’s say in brief they live the Taliban style in Afghanistan, completely the same style.
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The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
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Al-Qaeda has one ideology and they go back to the same leadership in Afghanistan or in Syria or in Iraq. That’s the question. You have tens of thousands of foreigners, that’s definitely correct. We are fighting them on the ground and we know this.
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Revolution should be Syrian, cannot be revolution imported from abroad.
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If there is any change regarding that hope, we should ask the Syrian people, not anyone else in the world.
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Of course, when Secretary-General is objective, he can play an important role in dealing with different officials in the United Nations in order to bring the policies of the different states – mainly Russia and the United States – toward more cooperation and more stability regarding Syria.
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When you talk about Al-Qaeda it doesn’t matter if he’s Syrian or American or from Europe or from Asia or Africa.
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There is no good war.
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Russia is very important, Iran is very important, Hezbollah is very important. All of them are important. Each one made important achievements against the terrorists in Syria, so it’s difficult to say who is more important than the other.
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It’s not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it.
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We have hopes that we can see rational American presidents; fair, obey the international law, deal with other countries according to mutual respect, parity, etc., but we all know that this is only wishful thinking and fantasy.
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A bomb is a bomb, what’s the difference between different kinds of bombs? All bombs are to kill, but it’s about how to use it.
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I cannot afford to make mistakes.
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Whenever you have a war, the civilians and the innocents will pay the price. That’s in any war, any war is a bad war.
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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