Hizbullah is not a militia.
We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
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.
Israel does not care about the international public opinion.
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.
Armies are not only for offensives.
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.
Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.
We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.
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.
The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
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.
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.
Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
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