 Bashar al-Assad, Syria's president, has said that a war with Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace eludes the Middle East. | “We expect Israeli aggression at any time. We all know that Israel is militarily powerful and is backed directly by the United States. We can't debate whether to be prepared or unprepared. We must remain always prepared.” |
"In principle, we expect that there will be an Israeli aggression at any time. We all know that Israel is militarily powerful and is backed directly by the United States," al-Assad said in an interview with Kuwait's Al-Anbaa daily published on Saturday. "We can't debate whether to be prepared or unprepared. We must remain always prepared."
| “There will be no peace in the foreseeable future. If there is no peace, naturally you should expect that war may come. The no-war, no-peace situation means there will either be peace or war.” |
The Syrian president said Israel had abandoned the Middle East peace process since [former prime minister] Ariel Sharon came to power in 2001. "This means that there will be no peace in the foreseeable future. If there is no peace, naturally you should expect that war may come. The no-war, no-peace situation means there will either be peace or war."
| Whoa! Like, profound, man! |
Syria placed itself on alert for an Israeli attack during Israel's 34-day offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon which ended in mid-August. Hezbollah is supported by Syria and Iran. |