Quotes About Assad

Assad wanted Israel to capitulate in advance to all his demands. Only then would he agree to enter into substantive negotiations. I couldn't agree to this.

Assad is not the greatest ally to have.

Many governments are quick to condemn Assad, but a dwindling number of them would celebrate a rebel victory in Damascus.

What the United States needs to do at this point is reaffirm our commitment that Assad must go and that Iran and Russia cannot be granted a sphere of influence in Syria, and that we will not sit down at the negotiating table to help broker Assad's victory in this fight.

Assad whistled a few notes of one of his native country's melancholic songs. It sounded as though he was whistling backwards