Statesman

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.

The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.

Armies are not only for offensives.

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

I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.

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.

Israel ranks her priorities in the following way: security, land, and water.

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.

It should be known that Israel is based on treachery.

It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it.

None of us and none of the Arabs trust Israel.

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.

We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.

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.

We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.

Hizbullah is not a militia.

As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland.

When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame.

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.