We cannot use jihadists because it's like shooting yourself in the foot. Bashar al-Assad More Quotes by Bashar al-Assad More Quotes From Bashar al-Assad 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-Assad evidence united-states team The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President. If I don't have the public support, whether there's the so-called "Arab spring" - it's not spring, anyway - but whether we have this or we don't, if you don't have public support, you have to quit, you have to leave. If you have public support, in any circumstances you have to stay. That's your mission, you have to help the people, you have to serve the people. Bashar al-Assad support-you spring people 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. Bashar al-Assad rebel country looks We said [U.S] are going to be repercussions of the mistaken way of dealing with it, of treating the terrorism, but nobody expected 11th of September. So, you cannot expect. It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. It's an area where everything is on the brink of explosion. You have to expect everything. Bashar al-Assad september terrorism way As I said, this [repercussions] may take different forms : direct and indirect. Direct when people want to retaliate, or governments. Indirect when you're going to have instability and the spread of terrorism all over the region that will influence the west directly. Bashar al-Assad government different people The United States doesn't have the will to work against al-Nusra or even ISIS, because they believe that this is a card they can use for their own agenda. If they attack al-Nusra or ISIS, they will lose a very important card regarding the situation in Syria. Bashar al-Assad isis important believe If you want to kill the Syrian people, who's going to support us as a government, as officials? No one. Bashar al-Assad support government people The worst loss for any country is not the infrastructure or the buildings or the material loss; actually, it's the human resources loss. Bashar al-Assad building loss country In the war, you lose areas, but you recapture another area. So, it is difficult to tell whether you are losing or gaining or it was a standstill. No-one has this answer. Bashar al-Assad losing answers war You cannot have partition only on political bases or geographic bases. It should be social first of all when the communities do not live with each other. Bashar al-Assad political community firsts I would only give a prize to whoever works for the peace in Syria, first of all by stopping the terrorists from flowing towards Syria, only. Bashar al-Assad stopping giving firsts You can't say "the people of Aleppo" because the majority of the people of Aleppo are living in the area under the control of the government, so you cannot talk about the people of Aleppo. Bashar al-Assad majority government people Many people, they flee not the war itself, but the consequences of the war, because they want to live, they want to have the basic needs for their livelihood, they don't have it. They have to flee these circumstances, not necessarily the security situation itself. So, you have different reasons for the people or the refugees to leave Syria. Bashar al-Assad different war people There's a difference between a mistake or even a crime that's been committed by an individual, and between a policy of crime that's been implemented or adopted by a government. Bashar al-Assad differences government mistake If you want to be transparent with your people, do not do anything cosmetic, whether to deceive your people or to get some applaud from the West. Bashar al-Assad cosmetics want people The first thing you have to learn is how to conduct dialogue and how to make it productive. Bashar al-Assad productive dialogue firsts You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people. Bashar al-Assad democracy self people If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take sides only with one party. Bashar al-Assad middle two-sides party My primary goal is to create prosperity. Bashar al-Assad primaries prosperity goal The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions. Bashar al-Assad community party together
