Assad interview: I hope that the history will consider me a man who protected his country from terrorism

Syrian President in a television interview criticizing the lack of political experience in the US presidential and confirms that it represents a threat to the country and ask the history to consider him the man who was protecting the country from terrorism.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to be described as "brutal dictator" and hope from history to consider him the man who was protecting the country from terrorism and from intervene and save its sovereignty, stressing that "when you protect your country from terrorists, and kill the terrorists, and defeat them, you're not brutal, but you patriotic man. "

Al-Assad confirms during a television interview with the US NBC channel on Thursday that the elimination the terrorists in Syria is possible during several months if their support from abroad stopped, and the volume of recruitment carried out by Turkey with funds by Saudi Arabia, for helping more terrorists to inter into Syria and prolong the crisis.
Assad welcomed the support that Syria has received and said, "We owe each who stand beside us, the Russians, the Iranians, and even Chinese, but each in his own way, whether politically or militarily or economically. Also denied that Moscow had asked for something from Damascus in exchange for helping with the war against terrorists, adding that it was based on Russian values and vision for terrorism and its interest in fighting it.

Syrian President expressed that the US Air Force strikes in Syria is not constructive and that the decline of terrorism started after the intervention of Russia. However, he pointed out that terrorism in Syria has expanded since the beginning of the of US strikes.

Assad said the Syrian army has made significant progress recently. He said that is the goal of any army or any government. He also criticized the statement issued by the US Foreign ministry , and pointed out that it "does not reflect any respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations", pointing out that it "does not respect the sovereign of country has the right to extend its control over all its territory."