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.
You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
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.
But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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 U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.
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.
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
It should be known that Israel is based on treachery.
I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
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.
The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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 is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.
Armies are not only for offensives.
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