wouldn't use them. and we have never used our chemical arsenal in our history. the west, mainly the united states, is hand in glove for the terrorists. they fabricate the whole story in order to have pretense for the attack. >> you think it's fabrication? >> definitely, 100% fabrication. let's suppose we have this arsenal and let's suppose we have the will to use it. why didn't we use it when we were -- they were advancing in why not use it against terrorists we are fighting? >> even though this interview was conducted by afp, it was recorded using cameras run by the syrian government. president assad taking a hard swing at the u.s. when asked specifically about being partners with president trump in the war on terror. >> with the u.s. airstrike trump seems to have changed his position on you and syria drastically. you have the feeling that you