Interview to Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov
"What do you think about the actions of our country in the Syrian conflict?"
"Russia still takes a principled position. It is shared by many countries, the UN Security Council (UN) the modern superpower - China. In the last 150 years, mankind has seen 12 crises of capitalism. There are three ways out of these crises: revolution, dictatorship and war. Modern capitalism looks for ways out of difficult situations with the help of military adventures. It was so in Iraq, in Afghanistan. In Libya, the French and the British are zealous, taking into consideration the fact that they have their own interests there."
"How do you assess the probability of military intervention of the West in the Syrian conflict?"
"I do not exclude any version of events. But this is a great excuse to destabilize a huge region. It will lead to most serious consequences. The Americans feel uncomfortable to go there - they have not finished with two other bloody conflicts yet. They are looking for an excuse. The effrontery, with which they are trying to portray that it was the Syrian government that used chemical weapons, simply amazes me. Back in the days, the Americans were about to find Saddam Hussein's weapons in his palace, under the bed. Chemical, nuclear and biological weapons require highly professional handling, storage and use. When they say that there were biological weapons used, it is difficult to take it as justification. But, nevertheless, they did it in Iraq. Now it can be the same in Syria."
"Which line should Russia follow, in your opinion?"
"We must remember that in today's world, the strong, smart and successful are respected. In the Mediterranean Sea, at the time when there was a war between Israel and Egypt, the Soviet government decided to prepare for a military action. The Americans called five hours later and said - take it back, and the war will stop. The war ended.
"Now we can and we must protect. We must help, support and protect Syria; we must constantly keep it in mind that we will be next after Syria. It may be too bold a statement, but not that long ago, we could not even imagine that NATO would be the master in the Baltic, that SS legionaries would march on the streets of Riga. Nobody thought that there would be such a mess in Central Asia, and no one thought that in North Africa, where Egypt was the leader, all would turn into a bloody drama. Today it has become a reality."
Source: Pravda
