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.
Bashar al-AssadAs we see now the American officials, they say something in the morning and they do the opposite in the evening. So, you cannot judge those people according to what they say. You cannot take them at their words, to be frank.
Bashar al-AssadThat's all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].
Bashar al-AssadWhenever you have a war, the civilians and the innocents will pay the price. That's in any war, any war is a bad war.
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