Bashar al-Assad Quotes and Sayings
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America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Armies are not only for offensives. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Hizbullah is not a militia. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Israel does not care about the international public opinion. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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It should be known that Israel is based on treachery. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it? Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Today, 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 | Refcard PDF ↑
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑
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You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them. Bashar al-Assad | Refcard PDF ↑