There's a difference between responsibility of the policy and responsibility of the practice. In any practice, you have malpractice, that's another issue. When you talk about state and President, you always talk about the decisions and the policy.

I am president, I don't own the country so they are not my forces.

You cannot have democracy without the institutions. You cannot have a democracy that is built on the moods of self-interested people.

But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.

We've been living in difficult circumstances and we prepare ourselves for every possibility. But that doesn't mean if you're prepared things will be better ; it's going to get worse with any foolish strike or stupid war.

We have the precedent of Collin Powell ten years ago, when he showed the evidence, it was false, and it was forged.

Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is.