Whenever you have a war, the civilians and the innocents will pay the price. That's in any war, any war is a… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I've never heard of soft war.There's no soft war. War is war. Any war is ruthless. When you fight terrorists, you fight… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We'll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It's not only… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It's not religious war, but Al-Qaeda always use religions, Islam - actually, as a pretext and as a cover and as a… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If the rebels or the terrorists in this region or any other group have [chemical warfare], this could happen, I don't know.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We are facing an external attack against us, which is more dangerous than any other previous wars... We are dealing with those… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I think the most important part of this now is, let's say the American people, but the polls show that the majority… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you want to talk about mistakes, every country has mistakes, every government has mistakes, every person has mistakes. When you have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I would say I need two things: the first one is to be objective in every statement he could make regarding any… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Syria is in a state of war since its land was occupied for more than four decades, and the nature of the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You have to look at the reality in Syria. Whenever we liberate any city or village from the terrorists, the civilians will… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
This war [in Syria] is going to support Al-Qaeda and the same people that killed Americans in the 11th of September. The… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
John Kerry presented his confidence and his convictions. It's not about confidence, it's about evidence. The Russians have completely opposite evidence that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We wouldn't have withstood for two years and a half. We would have disintegration of the army, disintegration of the whole institution… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When you have terrorism, you have a war. When you have a war, you always have innocent lives that could be the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The American officials should learn to deal with reality. Why did the United States fail in most of its wars ? Because… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia] are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[A conflict of Sunni vs. Shia] is in the mind of the Saudis, and this is in the minds of the Wahabists.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
In the war, you lose areas, but you recapture another area. So, it is difficult to tell whether you are losing or… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Whatever the American officials said about the conflicts in Syria in general has no credibility. Whatever they say, it's just lies and,… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Regarding fighting terrorism, we are ready to cooperate with anyone in this world with no conditions. That's crux of our policy, not… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
It started partly as a sectarian war in some areas, but now it's not, because when you talk about sectarian war or… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there's killing and destruction on daily basis. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The United States' credibility is at an all-time low. So, this war is against the interest of the Untied States. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
We can say, you can win the war only when you restore stability in Syria. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Terrorists have been supported by tens of foreign countries, so Syria alone wouldn't be able to face this kind of war without… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Many people, they flee not the war itself, but the consequences of the war, because they want to live, they want to… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I never rejected any responsibility, but that depends on the decision. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell. — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The first question that I ask : do I have public support or not. That is the first question that I asked as President.… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
![“If the rebels or the terrorists in this region or any other group have [chemical warfare], this could happen, I don't know. I'm not a fortuneteller to tell you what's going to happen.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/955/bashar-al-assad-1027_chemical-warfare_if-the-rebels-or-the-terrorists-in-this_1834285.jpg)
![“Israel has WMD, and it has to sign [chemical warfare agreement], and Israel is occupying our land, so that's we talked about the Middle East, not Syria, not Israel ; it should be comprehensive.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5a5/bashar-al-assad-1027_agreement_israel-has-wmd-and-it-has-to-sign-chemic_1571935.jpg)
![“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 that we want to tell Congress, that they should ask and that what we expect them to ask this administration about the evidence that they have regarding the chemical…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d71/bashar-al-assad-1027_administration_this-war-in-syria-is-going-to-support-al_74280.jpg)
![“[Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia] are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing now is not only about a few terrorists from within Syria; it's like international war against Syria.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c5a/bashar-al-assad-1027_essentials_hezbollah-iran-and-russia-are-here-becau_945006.jpg)
![“[A conflict of Sunni vs. Shia] is in the mind of the Saudis, and this is in the minds of the Wahabists. [The Iranians] actually what they are doing is the opposite. They tried to open channels with the Saudi, with many other Islamic entities in the region in order to talk about Islamic society…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/25d/bashar-al-assad-1027_conflict_a-conflict-of-sunni-vs-shia-is-in-the-mi_1475735.jpg)
![“The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that [ eastern part] area [in Aleppo], and at the same time for the humanitarian convoys and help to go through those gates inside that part of Aleppo, but the terrorists publicly refused any solution, so they wanted…” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6dc/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is_37737.jpg)
![“I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dea/bashar-al-assad-1027_barack_i-will-tell-barack-obama-very-simply-pre_91133.jpg)
![“[Enemies of Syria] are the enemies of the people and the enemies of God. And the enemies of God will go to hell.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d6/bashar-al-assad-1027_enemy_enemies-of-syria-are-the-enemies-of-the_95144.jpg)
![“[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.” quote by Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c33/bashar-al-assad-1027_aids_it-is-important-to-have-stability-and-to_110406.jpg)