--- title: "9 Happened Quotes By Bashar al-Assad" description: "9 Happened quotes by Bashar al-Assad. Plus more from Bashar al-Assad and more Happened sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/bashar-al-assad-1027_army_you-cannot-be-desperate-when-the-army-is_1312314.jpg" --- > [You cannot be desperate when the army is making advances. That should have happened - if we take into consideration that this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/you-cannot-be-desperate-when-the-army-is-making-advances-that-should/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fb/bashar-al-assad-1027_army_you-cannot-be-desperate-when-the-army-is_1312314.jpg) > [We're not in the area where the alleged chemical attack happened. I said alleged. We're not sure that anything happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-re-not-in-the-area-where-the-alleged-chemical-attack-happened-i/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_we-re-not-in-the-area-where-the-alleged_3151365.jpg) > [We have to be there to get the evidence like what happened in Aleppo when we had evidence. And because the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-have-to-be-there-to-get-the-evidence-like-what-happened-in-aleppo/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/bashar-al-assad-1027_evidence_we-have-to-be-there-to-get-the-evidence_2140156.jpg) > [Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/today-the-iraqi-citizen-sees-that-america-is-coming-and-wants-to/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/bashar-al-assad-1027_america_today-the-iraqi-citizen-sees-that-americ_2262993.jpg) > [Without the public support, we cannot withstand two years and a half. Look at the other countries, look what happened in Libya,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/without-the-public-support-we-cannot-withstand-two-years-and-a-half/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/bashar-al-assad-1027_country_without-the-public-support-we-cannot-wit_2342411.jpg) > [ We asked for a delegation \[of the Red Cross\] in March 2013 when the first attack happened in Aleppo in the north… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cross-in-march-2013-when-the/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/bashar-al-assad-1027_als_we-asked-for-a-delegation-of-the-red-cro_1425613.jpg) > [Our soldiers in another area were attacked chemically. Our soldiers - they went to the hospital as casualties because of chemical weapons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/our-soldiers-in-another-area-were-attacked-chemically-our-soldiers/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/bashar-al-assad-1027_allegations_our-soldiers-in-another-area-were-attack_1248626.jpg) > [These people that started here, they support the government now against those rebels. Why talking about what happened at the very beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/these-people-that-started-here-they-support-the-government-now/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/bashar-al-assad-1027_bases_these-people-that-started-here-they-supp_1339071.jpg) > [From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country. So, who killed ? That's another question. Actually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/from-the-first-day-i-took-the-decision-as-president-to-defend-my-2/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/bashar-al-assad-1027_army_from-the-first-day-i-took-the-decision-a_3123965.jpg) ## Other authors on Happened ## More by Bashar al-Assad > [Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/lebanon-was-under-israeli-occupation-up-to-its-capital-but-we-did-not/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-never-rejected-any-responsibility-but-that-depends-on-the-decision/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/if-you-are-going-to-be-a-mediator-or-arbitrator-you-have-to-be-in-the/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [ The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that \[ eastern part\] area \[in Aleppo\], and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is-to-open-gates-for-the/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [ This war \[in Syria\] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The second thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/this-war-in-syria-is-going-to-support-al-qaeda-and-the-same-people/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/freedom-and-democracy-are-nothing-but-instruments-just-like-stability/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [ I will tell \[Barack Obama\] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/i-will-tell-barack-obama-very-simply-present-what-you-have-as/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [ \[Enemies of Syria\] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the-people-and-the-enemies-of-god/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-problem-is-not-the-occupation-but-how-people-deal-with-it/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-first-question-that-i-ask-do-i-have-public-support-or-not-that-is/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-criteria-or-the-paradigm-for-us-is-not-the-west-not-the-western/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [ \[It is important\] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to-have-security-which-means/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/iran-doesn-t-have-any-soldier-in-syria-so-how-could-iran-help-me/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/conversely-it-is-correct-to-say-that-bringing-about-peace-would-be/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) > [The hope for an American is different from the hope of a Syrian. For me, I should be the hope of the Syrian, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-hope-for-an-american-is-different-from-the-hope-of-a-syrian-for/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happened/bashar-al-assad/#itemlist", "name": "9 Happened Quotes By Bashar al-Assad", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You cannot be desperate when the army is making advances. 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