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.
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.
We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience.
You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
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.
When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country.
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.
I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.
America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.
As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.
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.
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.
We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.
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.
No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?
The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq.
The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
