Bashar Quotes

The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I'll tell you whose view on [Bashar] Assad is the same as mine. It's Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu has said Israel doesn't have a dog in that fight because Assad is a puppet of Iran, a Shia radical Islamic terrorist, but at the same time, Prime Minister Netanyahu doesn't want to see Syria governed by ISIS. ~ Ted Cruz

I don't think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad. The longer it takes, the worse it will get. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Physical reality is a reflection of what's going on in our belief systems and in our energy. (...)

Physical reality is really nothing more than a mirror of the energetic state of being that we choose to be in, based on the beliefs we hold to be true. (...)

It's possible to learn the lesson that allows us to change ourselves and get a different reflection. ~ Darryl Anka

The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

But the issue has to do with land, which is our land. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Still people want to topple [Bashar] Assad. And then there will be chaos, and I think ISIS will then be in charge of Syria. ~ Rand Paul

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

I don't believe in war, I believe in the principle of deterrence. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

This is the year 2020. We use the idea of 2020 to represent clear vision forward. We also use the idea of 2020 to talk about clear vision backward; 2020 hindsight. So the idea is that we're smack in the middle of the idea of the past and the future. And 2020 represents our opportunity to really see clearly what we've chosen in the past and really apply that clearly to what we prefer in the future. ~ Darryl Anka

The first thing you have to learn is how to conduct dialogue and how to make it productive. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Every country has criminals who have to be fought. They can exist anywhere, including the government or the army - or outside the government and army. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We must not be beggars, why should we beg? We have something to offer. ~ Arefin Bashar Arif

I don't understand this thing about [Bashar] Assad. He has to go. Assad is aligned with Iran and Russia. The one thing we want to prevent is we want to prevent Iran being able to extend a Shia crescent all across the Middle East. Assad has got to go. ~ John Kasich

Bashar Assad has been so brutal toward the Sunni within Syria that he created the space that led to the people of Syria themselves to stand up and try to overthrow him. That led to the chaos which allowed ISIS to come in and take advantage of that situation and grow more powerful. ~ Marco Rubio

No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it? ~ Bashar Al-Assad

None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I think that if you believe in regime change, you're mistaken. In 2013, we put 600 tons of weapons - us, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar - into the war against [Bashar] Assad. By pushing Assad back, we did create a safe space. ~ Rand Paul

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria. ~ Susan Rice

When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Trust that the thing in life that excites you the most comes complete with all the tools necessary to support you in the doing of that thing. It is automatic; it is built in. All you need to do is act on the opportunities that doing that situation brings to you. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We need to learn from history. These same leaders - [Barack] Obama,[Hillary] Clinton, and far too many Republicans - want to topple [Bashar] Assad. Assad is a bad man. Gadhafi was a bad man. Mubarak had a terrible human rights record. But they were assisting us - at least [Muammar]Gadhafi and[Hosni] Mubarak - in fighting radical Islamic terrorists. ~ Ted Cruz

We have to get rid of ISIS first. After we get rid of ISIS, we'll start thinking about it. But we can't be fighting [Bashar] Assad. And when you're fighting Assad, you are fighting Russia, you're fighting - you're fighting a lot of different groups. ~ Donald Trump

History teaches us that nobody can prevent a resistance group from arming when it has the support of the people. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I am president, I don't own the country so they are not my forces. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Reform has to be based on opening your mind and opening the mind does not come from decrees or laws. It comes from a whole set of circumstances, which if you do not have, anything you do will be not productive or will be counter-productive. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Terrorism is a state of mind that on the one hand has to do with ignorance and, on the other hand, can be attributed to a feeling of desperation over the political situation, which at some point takes the form of revenge. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

No government in the world kills its people, unless it's led by a crazy person. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Russia is emerging as an essential diplomatic and security partner for the U.S. in Syria, despite the Obama administration's opposition to Moscow's support for President Bashar al-Assad. ~ David Ignatius

Do not rely on the outer world as your measuring stick for your own spiritual growth. Rely on your response to the outer world to determine how much you have grown. ~ Bashar

The dead cannot speak. But hitherto unknown information has emerged from the confidential archives of the Syrian presidency and foreign ministry, published in a new book by Bouthaina Shaaban, who spent ten years as Hafez's interpreter and is still an adviser to his son Bashar. ~ Robert Fisk

I cannot afford to make mistakes. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Israel does not care about the international public opinion. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

It's a dangerous thing when someone gets up in the morning and has nothing to eat. ~ 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 is hurting growth. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Russia went into Syria basically to support President Bashar al-Assad. And the Western allies have said Russia's really done very little against ISIS. For his part, Putin said Russia's open to stronger cooperation, and he supports Frances's effort to build a strong anti-terror coalition. ~ Corey Flintoff

Even a president makes mistakes. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I don't want to talk about methods of killing. But what is the difference between a bomb worn on the body and one dropped from an airplane? Both of them kill people. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Simply naming objectives isn't sufficient for a vision. If I say that I'm going to build a large palace, but I don't have any money to do so, then that is not a vision - it's an illusion. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The other thing I said is the great irony is you will be back fighting against your own weapons. Had [Bashar] Assad been bombed when he used chemical weapons two years ago, ISIS would be in charge of all of Syria now. ~ Rand Paul

We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

Armies are not only for offensives. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The captain doesn't think about death, or life, he thinks about saving his ship, ~ Bashar Al-Assad

President Bashar Assad's regime is in the unique position of being targeted both by Israel and supporters of al Qaeda. ~ Richard Engel

My primary goal is to create prosperity. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Politics is about realities, not logic. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Those who arrived on America's tanks are not credible in Iraq. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Obama was the most powerful man in the world, but that didn't mean he could control the forces at play in the Middle East. There was no Nelson Mandela who could lead a country to absolution for its sins and ours. Extremist forces were exploiting the Arab Spring. Reactionary forces - with deep reservoirs of political support in the United States - were intent on clinging to power. Bashar al-Assad was going to fight to the death, backed by his Russian and Iranian sponsors. Factions were going to fight it out in the streets of Libya. The Saudis and Emiratis were going to stamp out political dissent in Egypt before it could come to their kingdoms. A Likud prime minister was going to mouth words about peace while building settlements that made peace impossible. Meanwhile, innocent people were going to suffer, some of them were going to be killed, and there didn't seem to be anything I could do about it. Obama had reached that conclusion before I had. History had opened up a doorway in 2011 that, by the middle of 2013, had been slammed shut. There would be more war, more conflict, and more suffering, until - someday - old men would make peace. ~ Ben Rhodes

It's not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah forces in Syria, which have been propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad. ~ David Ignatius

In the End, a Lie Is a Lie. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, but we will have to work with them. The government in Jordan is not perfect, but we will have to work with them. But anti-American dictators like [Bashar] Assad, who help Hezbollah, who helped get those IEDs into Iraq, if they go, I will not shed a tear. ~ Marco Rubio

Whatever it is we truly believe to be true, and that also goes with what we are afraid is true, is going to have a reflective consequence in physical reality.

The idea of choice is, we might be unconsciously choosing to buy into things that are out of alignment with who we truly are or who we prefer to be. And it's those choices to hold onto things that are out of alignment with us, that cause the consequence. ~ Darryl Anka

If we topple [Bashar] Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests. ~ Ted Cruz

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today. ~ Richard Branson

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into Crimea and Ukraine. What reckless is is inviting Russia into Syria to team with Iran. That is reckless. And the reckless people are the folks in the White House right now. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are the reckless people. ~ Chris Christie

Don't make your character that people can walk on it, make your character as sky so that people would dream to get there ~ Arefin Bashar Arif

It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. ~ Robert Fisk

The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

We have Islamic rebels [in Syria] who've been eating the hearts or organs of their enemies. We have priests that have been killed. We have Christian villages that have been razed by Islamic rebels. We have Islamic rebels who say they don't recognize Israel and would just as soon attack Israel as [Bashar] Assad. So really, I see no clear-cut American interest, and I'm afraid that sometimes things unravel, and the situation could become less stable and not more stable. ~ Rand Paul

Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake. ~ Rand Paul

Hizbullah is not a militia. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

A majority of the Syrian people believe in the regime and support Bashar al-Assad. ~ Hassan Nasrallah

There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad. ~ Francois Hollande

Almost all countries have natural dividing lines, and when ethnic and religious partition occurs in one country, it'll soon happen elsewhere. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad? That would be a different story. But I don't think World War III is going to happen in Syria. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Personally, I do not support the concept of suicide bombings. This is not part of our [syrian] culture. But whether you condemn them or not, suicide bombings are a reality. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Doubt is a one hundred percent trust, in a belief you don't prefer. You are never really actually in doubt. You are always completely trusting in something. ~ Bashar

America must listen. It must listen to the interests of others. But the US government has no interest in similarities, no matter how obvious. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Syria is lucky to have Bashar al-Assad as her President. ~ George Galloway

Whether you call it terrorism or resistance, and whether you like Hamas or not, it is a political entity that no one can ignore. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Bashar Assad is one of the main reasons why ISIS even exists to begin with. Assad is a puppet of Iran. ~ Marco Rubio

You have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue. When there is divergence between your policy and the people's beliefs and interests, you will have this vacuum that creates disturbance. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed. ~ Tariq Ramadan

When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

Does anyone believe that Kofi Annan scares Bashar Assad? ~ Elliott Abrams

There is no such things as "Islamic terrorism," because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term "Islamic terrorism" has become widespread. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

What you put out is what you get back. ~ Bashar

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. ~ Bashar Al-Assad

You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. ~ Bashar Al-Assad