The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. Bashar al-Assad More Quotes by Bashar al-Assad More Quotes From Bashar al-Assad I think sadness prevails in Syria now. We don't feel anything else but sadness because we have this killing every day, whether with chemical or any other kind. Bashar al-Assad sadnesskindthinking Did the President order anyone to kill civilians, did he order the destruction, did he order supporting terrorism in his country? Of course not. Bashar al-Assad presidentordercountry The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it. Bashar al-Assad occupationproblempeople You have to look at the reality in Syria. Whenever we liberate any city or village from the terrorists, the civilians will go back to the city, while they flee that city when the terrorists attack that area, the opposite. So, they flee, first of all, the war itself; they flee the area under the control of the terrorists, they flee the difficult situation because of the embargo by the West on Syria. Bashar al-Assad difficult-situationswarreality 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 moldinterestwanted 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. Bashar al-Assad rubberexampleuse Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is. Bashar al-Assad militarylawmay Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can't possibly claim that it was successful. Bashar al-Assad iraqsuccessfullooks Many Syrians understand that the only way to protect your country is to live with each other with integration, not only in coexistence, which is actually more precise to call cohabitation, 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. Bashar al-Assad countrypeoplethinking This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing that we want to tell Congress, that they should ask and that what we expect them to ask this administration about the evidence that they have regarding the chemical story and allegations that they presented. Bashar al-Assad supportwarpeople Without the public support, we cannot withstand two years and a half. Look at the other countries, look what happened in Libya, in Tunisia and in Egypt. Bashar al-Assad egyptcountryyears 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. Bashar al-Assad politicaldecisionpeople As we see now the American officials, they say something in the morning and they do the opposite in the evening. So, you cannot judge those people according to what they say. You cannot take them at their words, to be frank. Bashar al-Assad oppositesmorningpeople 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 citizenscountryamerica 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. Bashar al-Assad crazyspringwar 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. Bashar al-Assad middle-eastproblemforever People do not only live on interests; they also live on beliefs, especially in very ideological areas. Unless you understand the ideological aspect of the region, you cannot understand what is happening. Bashar al-Assad aspectbeliefpeople For Turkey, they think that if the Muslim Brotherhood take over the rest of the region, they will be very comfortable, they will be very happy, they will make sure that their political future is guaranteed. Bashar al-Assad turkeyspoliticalthinking Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically. Bashar al-Assad doctorswarthinking 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 israeli-occupationlebanoneugenics
