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-ASSADI am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
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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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We have the precedent of Collin Powell ten years ago, when he showed the evidence, it was false, and it was forged.
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When people interact and integrate with each other on daily basis in every detail. So, I think in this regard I am more assured that Syria will be more unified. So, the only problem now that we face is not the partition, but terrorism.
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We cannot use jihadists because it’s like shooting yourself in the foot.
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I don’t believe the United States will be ready to join Russia in fighting terrorists in Syria.
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We are ready to cooperate in any way to achieve stability in Syria, of course taking into consideration the interest of the country, and the will of the Syrian people.
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Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.
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[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.
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I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they should ask themselves : what do wars give America, since Vietnam till now ? Nothing. No political gain, no economic gain, no good reputation.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
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Actually, he gave false evidence [of chemical weapons]. In this case,[John] Kerry didn’t even present any evidence. He talked “we have evidence” and he didn’t present anything. Not yet, nothing so far ; not a single shred of evidence.
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Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the frontier in Syria implies that most of the army is in inhabited areas, most of the centers are in inhabited areas.
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Freedom 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.
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The captain doesn’t think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship.
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