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Syria's Assad: Israel will pay a direct price for attacking Iran
By Reuters
Tags: U.S., Syria, Iran 

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that a military attack against Iran over its nuclear program would have grave consequences for the United States, Israel and the world.

Speculation of a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities has mounted following a report that Israel staged an Air Force exercise which was a rehearsal for such an attack.

"It will cost the United States and the planet dear," Assad said in an interview with France Inter radio, adding that such an attack, if it occurred, would have an impact on Israel.
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"Israel will pay directly the price of this war. Iran has said so. The problem is not the action and reaction. The problem is that when one starts such action in the Middle East, one cannot manage the reactions that can spread out over years or even decades," he said.

Assad said logic would dictate that there would be no attack on Iran because of the serious repercussions, but such reasoning was not necessarily shared by the current U.S. administration.

"This administration is an administration whose doctrine is a warmonger's doctrine. It does not reason with our logic, ours and that of most European countries, most countries in the world," Assad said.

Iran denies Western charges that it is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian atomic program. Tehran says it only wants to master nuclear technology to generate electricity.

Israel is widely believed to possess the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal. Jerusalem, however, neither confirms nor denies possessing such weapons.

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      1.   if we pay..so will you assad...so will you 12:13  |  JL 14/07/08
      2.   For Iran,"negotiation" and "compromise" are euphemisms for... 12:53  |  Jean Van Daem 14/07/08
      3.   Assad is only stating the obvious!But it is good that he is 13:24  |  lakshmi 14/07/08
      4.   advice to israel 14:03  |  fool 14/07/08
      5.   IRAN ALREADY AT WAR WITH ISRAEL THROUGH HESBOLLA AND HAMAS ? 14:15  |  Bill 14/07/08
      6.   Okay! So we know now to, that Syria will also be attacked! 14:36  |  Sharif Hafez 14/07/08
      7.   Jean Van Daem 15:06  |  bashar 14/07/08
      8.   Whether `Little Israel` attacks Iran ... or whether the US 15:09  |  Dagma 14/07/08
      9.   Read this and 15:23  |  Dave 14/07/08
      10.   I CAN HARDLY WAIT 15:57  |  indrajaya 14/07/08
      11.   Israeli Dilemma 16:00  |  Elcora 14/07/08
      12.   Assad 16:01  |  gerald butler 14/07/08
      13.   Tough guy talk 16:02  |  utagawa 14/07/08
      14.   Jews worldwide will pay 16:17  |  Mark B. 14/07/08
      15.   Size Do Count! 16:18  |  Cool B 14/07/08
      16.   IF SYRIA IS STILL THIS BOLD AFTER A VISIT FROM THE IDF;IT SHOWS 16:19  |  glenna 14/07/08
      17.   assad is 100%right... and others are saying the same 16:29  |  ravi 14/07/08
      18.   Syria and Iran are already paying a heavy price for their brutali 16:40  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/07/08
      19.   Syria has already been attacked and did nothing 16:49  |  ScotGuy 14/07/08
      20.   Hah, the magic word Arab logic 16:50  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/07/08
      21.   DIRECT PRICE ! NOT JUST ISRAEL ! ALL PEOPLE OF WORLD ... 16:58  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 14/07/08
      22.   MUCH THAN EMPTY TALKS WORLD NEED TO HEAR ! 16:59  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 14/07/08
      23.   Israel will pay through photoshop? 17:06  |  Mark 14/07/08
      24.   More Arab/ME posturing, lots of smelly hot air from the foul 17:26  |  Pervert 14/07/08
      25.   More Arab/ME posturing, lots of smelly hot air from the foul 17:27  |  Pervert 14/07/08
      26.   Very intelligent observation by Assad 17:33  |  American in NY 14/07/08
      27.   Israel paid no price for destroying his reactor 17:39  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/07/08
      28.   WHAT a genious? Who said there would be no price to pay 17:45  |  PETER SM 14/07/08
      29.   Running Scared Mr Assad? 17:50  |  Harvey (Chaim) 14/07/08
      30.   TO NO 1. ASSAD CAN GO AND KAKA IN HIS PANTS. 17:55  |  DANNY. 14/07/08
      31.   TO NO 2. 17:59  |  DANNY. 14/07/08
      32.   TO NO 5 BILL GOD BLESS YOU. 18:03  |  DANNY. 14/07/08
      33.   TO NO 6. 18:04  |  DANNY. 14/07/08
      34.   The fairest of comment by Assad 18:09  |  Clickfool 14/07/08
      35.   Sharif forget Syria , what about FGM in your country? 18:11  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/07/08
      36.   Meanwhile it`s only Syria that paid Israel`s direct price raid 18:27  |  Israel 14/07/08
      37.   Lakshmi Assad is an idiot and Syria will get rid of him or probab 18:29  |  Big Sur 14/07/08
      38.   For Jean van Daem, puffing up valiant little Israel # 2 18:30  |  Clickfool 14/07/08
      39.   Assad speaks the truth. Enough warmongering already! 18:46  |  Ivar 14/07/08
      40.   an attack on Iran could lead to a war across entire Middle EAst. 19:26  |  Marco 14/07/08
      41.   An Israeli attack seems inevitable but be warned of consequences. 19:27  |  Marco 14/07/08
      42.   Number 16 19:36  |  julie 14/07/08
      43.   CFOOL ever the spinmeister for Islamist imperialism&Pal rejection 19:39  |  PETER SM 14/07/08
      44.   At Clickfool, about greed for land.. then how about UK`s history? 19:41  |  Marco 14/07/08
      45.   In the long run Israel is forced to act. With or without help. 19:43  |  Marco 14/07/08
      46.   Iran and Syria are just talk 19:44  |  ScotGuy 14/07/08
      47.   Last time, do not underestimate Israeli`s commitment. Do Not. 19:46  |  Marco 14/07/08
      48.   Assad is wise and handsome 19:49  |  Zuleida 14/07/08
      49.   Iran and Syria are just talk 19:55  |  ScotGuy 14/07/08
      50.   Now China&Russia block US power, the world awaits a new time. 20:05  |  Marco 14/07/08
      51.   With China & Russia on Iran,Zimbabwe,Sudan side..what`s next..? 20:07  |  Marco 14/07/08
      52.   Double regime change 20:26  |  Scharker Yid 14/07/08
      53.   AMAZING"peace lovers"only dislike threats when it suits their 20:32  |  PETER SM 14/07/08
      54.   You dont understand him 20:35  |  Zuleida 14/07/08
      55.   The Israeli Media Admitted. 20:38  |  Saljuki 14/07/08
      56.   Plain truth for Peter SM # 43 20:39  |  Clickfool 14/07/08
      57.   Peace Plan: The US should appoint Slowman as peace mediator 20:52  |  Reut Haar 14/07/08
      58.   Peace Plan: The US should appoint Slowman as peace mediator 20:53  |  Reut Haar 14/07/08
      59.   5 essential Points to guarantee Victory for Israel 20:55  |  Sun Tzu 14/07/08
      60.   How many beatings do the muslims... 21:37  |  Tony 14/07/08
      61.   Don`t make me ill: "Syrian logic?".... 21:39  |  Jeremy 14/07/08
      62.   very stupid analyse Iran-Iraq war was not spread through ME 21:43  |  vega 14/07/08
      63.   #38, Clickfool is quite right... 21:44  |  Silvienne 14/07/08
      64.   it means that all Iran`s "talk" was just that- talk 21:53  |  Jo 14/07/08
      65.   Don`t listen to what he says! Watch what he does: NOTHING 21:56  |  Igor D. 14/07/08
      66.   #48 Zuleida Hahahah good one. 22:08  |  Big Sur 14/07/08
      67.   Clickfool`s typical simplistic view 22:19  |  utagawa 14/07/08
      68.   zuleida 22:24  |  bernard 14/07/08
      69.   Clickfool # 38 - Spews Nothing but Nonsense 22:29  |  WYSIWYG 14/07/08
      70.   Clickfool - The Fox and The Scorpion 22:34  |  WYSIWYG