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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

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" Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests. "

" Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one. "

" I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country. "

Bashar al-Assad

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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. "

" No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it? "

" 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. "

" I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria. "

" 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. "

" You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. "

" 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. "

" The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. "

" 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. "

" 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

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" But the issue has to do with land, which is our land. "

" The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq. "

" It should be known that Israel is based on treachery. "

" America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit. "

" The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement. "

" When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country. "

" 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. "

" Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. "

" The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it. "

" We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue. "