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Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army - or outside the government and army.

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Bashar al-Assad
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 11
Military Leader
Ophthalmologist
President Of Syria
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We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
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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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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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You said treaties, and a Russian official said we have not agreement... contracts, that we have to fulfill, and those contracts are like any country you buy armaments, you buy anything you want.
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At the end, I said [chemical weapons] is something not to be discussed with anyone.
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Personally, I do not support the concept of suicide bombings. This is not part of our [syrian] culture. But whether you condemn them or not, suicide bombings are a reality.
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We have to wait and see when Donald J. Trump embarks his new mission, let's say, or position within this administration as President.
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How can you be afraid to feel? Isn't fear a feeling? If you're feeling fear, you've felt one of the most negative emotions there is to feel. Everything else should be a piece of cake. Feel good, feel happy, feel healthy, feel loved, feel abundant, feel creative, feel compassionate, feel knowledgeable, feel powerful.
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This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that's good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.
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Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one can ignore.
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The fact that there are people who criticize me doesn't mean that people hate me.
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Israel does not care about the international public opinion.
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You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there's killing and destruction on daily basis.
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We feel pain for every Syrian victim.
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[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.
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When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
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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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On the border area with Lebanon where [Hezbollah forces] want to protect themselves and cooperate with us, but they don't exist all over Syria.
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Its not about learning to trust. Its about learning what it is I place my trust in and why. Its like learning to see the forest for the trees. You cannot see the forest for the trees unless you are outside the forest.
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[Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia] are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing now is not only about a few terrorists from within Syria it's like international war against Syria.
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