Bashar al-Assad Quotes
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My primary goal is to create prosperity.
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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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At the end, killing is killing. Massacring is massacring.
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I don't want to talk about methods of killing. But what is the difference between a bomb worn on the body and one dropped from an airplane? Both of them kill people.
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I think the most important part of this now is, let's say the American people, but the polls show that the majority now don't want a war, anywhere, not only against Syria.
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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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Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in Syria ? This is a double standard that we don't accept.
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We are worried that rebels are taking control in many countries, and look at the results now. Are you satisfied as an American ? What are the results ? Nothing. Very bad - nothing good.
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The 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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When you have terrorists, you don't throw at them balloons or you don't use rubber sticks, for example. You have to use armaments.
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Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can't possibly claim that it was successful.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?
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You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people.
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We are very cautious in judging [Donald Trump], especially as he wasn't in a political position before.
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It's a dangerous thing when someone gets up in the morning and has nothing to eat.
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We cannot use jihadists because it's like shooting yourself in the foot.
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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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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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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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It's not religious war, but Al-Qaeda always use religions, Islam - actually, as a pretext and as a cover and as a mantle for their war and for their terrorism and for their killing and beheading and so on.
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The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
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The United States' credibility is at an all-time low. So, this war is against the interest of the Untied States.
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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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Your policy should be a mixture between your interests and how you reach your ends, but based on values. It cannot be only the end justifies the means, because for the criminals, ends justify the means, for thieves, for every illegal and immoral action, the end justifies the means.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda - go ahead. That's what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but don't talk about rebels and free Syrian army.
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Tayyip Erdoğan is megalomaniac President, he is not stable. He lives during the Ottoman era, he doesn't live in the current time. He's out of touch with the reality.
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As a state, as a government, in 2001 we proposed to the United Nations to empty or to get rid of every WMD in the Middle East, and the United States stood against that proposal. This is our conviction and policy.
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The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions.
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