Those fighters, the Syrian part that you're talking about, lost its natural incubators in the Syrian society - they don't have incubators anymore ; that's why they have incubators abroad. They need money from abroad, they need moral support and political support from abroad. They don't have any grassroots, any incubator. So, when you stop the smuggling, we don't have problems.
Bashar al-AssadThe problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy.
Bashar al-AssadIt's not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it.
Bashar al-Assad