“We're not like the American administration, we're not social media administration or government. We are a government that deals with reality. When we have evidence, we'll announce it.” RealityGovernmentSocialDealsMediaEvidenceSocial MediaAdministration 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 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 story and allegations that they presented.” PeopleWantShouldWarStoriesAsksSupportEvidenceCongressAdministrationAlsChemicalsSeptemberSyriaAl QaedaAllegations Author:Bashar al-Assad
“If we want to expect something from this [Barack Obama] administration, it is not to be weak, to be strong to say that "we don't have evidence," that "we have to obey the international law", that "we have to go back to the Security Council and the United Nations".” IfsWantLawStrongNationsUnitedSecurityEvidenceWeakInternationalAdministrationBarackUnited NationsCouncilInternational LawSecurity Council Author:Bashar al-Assad
“This is where we can discuss the evidence [of the chemical weapons ], but he doesn't have it. He didn't present it because he doesn't have it, Kerry doesn't have it. No one in your administration has it. If they had it, they would have presented it to you as media from the first day.” IfsFirstsMediaWeaponsEvidenceAdministrationChemicalsChemical Weapons Author:Bashar al-Assad
“There has never been evidence that people from these [banned] countries are disproportionately likely to commit terrorist acts. We have sent chaos to the airports. We have offended the world. We have derailed the administration. We have done it in such an incompetent way, the administration has, that people with perfectly legal residence have been widely inconvenienced.” PeopleWorldWayHas BeensCountryDoneEvidenceChaosTerroristCommitAdministrationOffendedAirportsIncompetentBannedResidence Author:David Brooks
“ISIS is the near-term threat, and that the longer - or the mid-term challenge is managing the rise of China. There's some evidence that that's the thinking of the [Donald Trump] administration. That's a perfectly reasonable approach. Well, if that's the case, then you surely want to have a united West to deal with both, and you want to have Russia alongside, but maybe not this Russia while it's busy trying to undermine your chief asset, which is a united West.” IfsThinkingWantTryingWellsTermChallengesUnitedDealsCasesTrumpApproachEvidenceThreatWestBusyChinaRussiaChiefsAdministrationReasonableAssetsIsisRise Of China Author:Daniel Fried
“There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. It seems the administration so often clearly believes that no matter what the evidence was at any particular time, essentially everything led to Saddam Hussein.” BelieveMatterSeemsTimeParticularEvidenceNo Matter WhatAdministrationRomeSaddamHusseinOld Saying Author:Ron Wyden