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.
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.
Bashar al-AssadWe're talking about the responsibility, my responsibility according to the Syrian constitution that said we have to defend ourselves.
Bashar al-AssadThe United States' credibility is at an all-time low. So, this war is against the interest of the Untied States.
Bashar al-Assad