Assad Calls for Lebanese President who Supports Resistance, Shares with Hizbullah Same Fate
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Syrian President Bashar Assad voiced hope on Friday that the next Lebanese president would support the resistance axis, considering that his country and Hizbullah are united and share the same fate.
“We are interested in the opinions of the upcoming Lebanese president and to what he could offer the axis of the resistance, which is the basic criterion for us,” Assad was quoted as saying by his visitors.
The visitors told As Safir newspaper that Assad considers the Lebanese presidential elections as a local affair, whoever who the candidates were.
President Michel Suleiman's tenure ends in May 2014, but the constitutional period to elect a new head of state begins on March 25, two months prior to the expiration of Suleiman’s mandate.
Suleiman on Wednesday said he hoped the adoption of a national defense strategy under which the resistance would assist the Lebanese Army.
Asked about Prime Minister Tammam Salam, the Syrian president considered him as a “man of morals,” urging the political arch-foes to aid him in his endeavors.
Assad also called on the Lebanese to unite “in order to confront the challenges facing their country, warning that “the sharp rift would allow the takfiris to spread in their country.”
He stressed that Lebanon and Syria share the same security.
His visitors quoted him as saying that “there are men in Lebanon that held onto their stances and choices unlike those who are never persistent.”
Assad described Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as “loyal,” pointing out that they “are in the same boat.”
Hizbullah has dispatched fighters to battle alongside the Syrian regime against rebels seeking the overthrow of President Assad.
The conflict, pitting a Sunni-dominated rebel movement against Assad, has raised sectarian tensions in Lebanon and Lebanese Sunni fighters have also been killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels.
Suleiman had continuously urged Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately to disassociate Lebanon from the regional conflicts and to maintain Lebanon's best interest.
The embattled Syrian president expressed resentment over the stance of some Arab countries towards his country, warning that “all those who did Syria wrong and conspired against it will pay the price.”
He revealed that several Gulf countries have “secret contacts with Damascus,” noting that “European countries are extending aid to coordinate security and intelligence cooperation to confront the takfiri terrorism.”
14 March 2014, 12:50
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the butcher cannot even have a handle on his own situation in Syria let alone give recommendations to us in Lebanon. He is funny though)
14 March 2014, 13:02
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no frangieh is Bassel's litle brother so we cant have Assad ruling both countries, can we ?
By the way, did yous know that there are schools in Syria named after Bassel's horse ? lol..............
14 March 2014, 09:57
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“We are interested in the opinions of the upcoming Lebanese president and to what he could offer the axis of the resistance, which is the basic criterion for us,” Assad was quoted as saying by his visitors.
LOL.... do you have resistance in Syria. Mr. President Assad.... If this was not a public forum I would have expressed my views in a completely different manner.
14 March 2014, 11:34
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The day will eventually come when this criminal faces justice and get what he mostly deserves.
14 March 2014, 12:06
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Hey guys
Don't you get it? he is hinting how and what our new president will be like since he will have a dominant role in determining who will be our next president
14 March 2014, 12:27
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Assad is still convinced that Lebanon is a Syrian Province...TFEH!
14 March 2014, 19:01
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You know I live in Detroit with a lot of Lebanese friends and even Syrian. Both Christian and Muslim. The funny thing is, I have not met one Syrian, Christian or Muslim who don't bring up that Lebanon was part of Syria and one people. It is not just Assad, the majority of their population believes we are them :)
14 March 2014, 19:47
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It is called indoctrination via the educational system. Hafez Assad took power in the 60s, so they had 50 years to spread their gospel and a new generation believes so now. HA is doing the same thing with the Shia community making them believe in martyrdom for the sake of welayat elfaqih.
14 March 2014, 14:14
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7tarna ya 2ar3a min wey badnan bousik. Our curse is a thing called Syria, in the good old days we lived by what Hafez Al Assad wanted, today he closes the crcial Beirut/Damascus highway leaving hundreds if not thousands of trucks stranded for days or weeks, they meddle with our affairs, making sure that we're never united, then when we have a war with Israelnow that they, courtesy of Yasser Arafat now Sayed Hassan, neither Syria nor Iran are anywhere to be seen, talk of friends in need, huh. Now that Syria has a terrible civil, our Syrian curse and evil have multiplied, by two, by four, for all I care, we don't seeem to finish with them yet. Just a recurrent nightmare we're cursed with.
14 March 2014, 14:15
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Bachar, you take care of your rubbish and leave us to take care of ours.
14 March 2014, 14:48
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Perfectly right, btw hezbos (as well as iraki shiite "resistance") going there to protect shiite people and monuments and dying during jihadist war (al wejeb al jihadi like they say) is not part of the takfiris u r talking about? Or only sunis are takfiri?...
14 March 2014, 15:53
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I don't think this murderer has gotten the memo. The Lebanese will pick their president based on who will be best for Lebanon. Dipstick! you and the self proclaimed "resistance" can go jump off a cliff!
14 March 2014, 18:01
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Who ever tasked the fake "Resistance" to become a counter terrorism unit ?
They are themselves terrorists.
And Bashar should simply shut up rather than continue with his arrogant behavior. Let him worry about his own country and countrymen he's butchering...
14 March 2014, 18:58
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Funny how Assad let scores of Lebanese die fighting to liberate Lebanon from Israel. No Syrian tanks went to our front lines to our aid. Now he is in trouble and HA sheds Lebanese blood all over Syria for Assad. Funny how that works?
14 March 2014, 20:31
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Zahle1, you're spot on right. I have seen many wars and battles against Israel, I have yet to see one Syrian tank or one Iranian soldier stand next to us, rank for rank and do battle with us against the Zionists. But our dear Lebanese brothers will always throw themselves into the fire, all for what, for the beautiful blue eyes of Syria? 3an jad, jersah. Sha3b maghloub 3ala amroh, sha3b faret.
14 March 2014, 19:51
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southern,
the most important Lebanese cell responsible for sending extremists to Syria is your HA. There are others of course but HA cell is given licensed to cross the borders heavily armed with immunity. The others are insignificant in comparison are are being hunted by LAF as you say.
14 March 2014, 21:12
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7abibe the resistance are the people who resists khomeinist-terrorist hegemony in Lebanon. Hizbullah are traitors, not resistants at all.
15 March 2014, 01:21
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Mr. Assad: Please bridge your differences between you Islamic sect(s) and those of the Saudis so that we would not need to "resist" anyone other than true evil and destruction.
