Bashar al-Assad
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.
Bashar al-AssadWhen 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.
Bashar al-AssadIsrael ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water.
Bashar al-AssadNone of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.
Bashar al-AssadThe logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
Bashar al-AssadIt 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-AssadWhen Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
Bashar al-AssadWhen 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.
Bashar al-AssadAs long as there is aggression against an Arab country, and as long as there is a war close to our borders, the danger continues.
Bashar al-AssadAs far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
Bashar al-AssadIt should be known that Israel is based on treachery.
Bashar al-AssadBut the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
Bashar al-AssadAmerica is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
Bashar al-AssadDespite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
Bashar al-AssadArmies are not only for offensives.
Bashar al-AssadLebanon 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-AssadHizbullah is not a militia.
Bashar al-AssadIt 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.
Bashar al-AssadBased on this understanding of Israel's nature and role, we should deal with the possibility of protracted aggression.
Bashar al-AssadWorry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
Bashar al-AssadYou 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.
Bashar al-Assad
