he graduated with honors from the faculty of medicine of damascus university , specializing in ophthalmology. the american government is trying to destroy national traditions. that's right, this is their way of control. but when you are true to your identity, you can say no. you are able to analyze the situation and maneuver as much as possible. but if you have lost your national identity, then the only thing you care about is personal benefit, that is, money. and money is international and through it you can be controlled. so america controls all of its partners, both western and eastern, and can control any country and any specific politician. in england, bashar al-assad led a modest lifestyle, as he did in his homeland. while still a student at the lyceum, he went to classes as an ordinary schoolboy, and not with security and a driver, like many of his classmates from high-ranking families. his teachers remember him as a bright, thoughtful boy. mister president, and i wanted i would like to ask a few questions before starting, as they say, off the record, war is a difficult choice, what w