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Syria Quotes
Commentary on a fractured state and the world's slow response.
These are journalistic and political observations, not slogans: a president imposed from outside, a demand for a Lebanese leader chosen at the ballot box, and a blunt line naming the whole conflict a Battle for real self-rule.
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There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.
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Certain Gulf Arabs support proxy jihadist Sunni groups such as al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, while Iran supports Shia militant forces such as Hezbollah.
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We have no vital national interest in Syria's civil war.
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The Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda in Iraq are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria.
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We have a failed state in Syria.
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Hezbollah is not fighting for Syria. Hezbollah is not fighting for Iran. Hezbollah is fighting for Lebanon.
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I'm from Lebanon, and I've been exposed a lot to Syria.
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We know that there are various activities important to the insurgents in Iraq that are occurring in Syria.
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- Nov 07, 2020