None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.
The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
Hizbullah is not a militia.
We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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.
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.
The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
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.
We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.
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.
I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
Armies are not only for offensives.
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.
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.
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.
We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.
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.
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