Quotes About Conflict

I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous.

We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq.

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.

I would not be surprised to see Syria break apart entirely.

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.

There are different opinions across the Middle East of Al-Jazeera. They've been kicked out of Egypt and Jordan and then let back in; they've been totally banned from Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria.

The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise.

The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it.

Assad has to go. I mean, the way that ISIS can recruit, and the rebels that are in the north, and all the chaos that's happening through a lot of Syria circles around a lot of people that do not like Assad.

Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria.

There's a real question of what the United States could do if we detain somebody out of Syria right now.

Syria is a problem, but Iran is a bigger problem.

What I'm trying to do, and my policy, is to disassociate, to shy away from what's going on in Syria.

It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case.

The Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda in Iraq are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria.

I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never - Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria.

There's nothing good about Russia's activity in Syria.

There are still plenty of fighting forces inside of Syria who want to see Assad go. We should have been helping them from the very beginning.

We need to significantly increase the number of bombing runs we're conducting in Iraq and Syria.

I think there are real dangers to escalating military conflict with ISIS, and we need to be aware of them. But at the same time, you have to understand, you know, that this whole thing started with Bashar al-Assad and how he is the one who continued to escalate against the people of Syria who were trying to get democratic reform.

The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.

The overall feckless strategy against ISIS in Syria and Iraq enabled the Islamist organization to expand its domain and drive out more religious minorities.

It is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution.