Quotes About Conflict

We're seeing Iran now through the Shia militias in Iraq. We're seeing Iran in Syria; we know the Quds Force is in there.

Syria is attracting a lot more Westerners than the Iraq War ever did because it's the perfect Sunni jihad.

ISIS is even at war with its most natural ally, al Qaeda in Syria.

There are very few fighters in the ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria coming from the United States; most of them have either come from a region of the Middle East or from Europe.

More than a decade and half after 9/11, U.S. military actions in countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and several other Muslim nations are governed by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the days immediately after 9/11.

We don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there.

I'm a little disappointed in what's happened. I'm beginning to lose faith in Obama. This Syria thing is ridiculous. He should not be drawing red lines.

It was wrenching to read about the brutality of Assad every morning, to see images of family homes reduced to rubble. I felt we had to do something in Syria.

Even when you just hear the word 'Syria,' it packs a lot of political connotations.

Let's put America first. Let's not spill American blood to fight the enemies of other countries as is the case in Syria.

The United States should propose partition in Syria. Assad can keep what he controls, and the rebels can form local governments and establish a new entity.

What happened in Iraq and Syria was that the world remained silent as ISIS expanded.

Bombing Syria will achieve nothing.

The creeping optimism that there might be a route to peace in Syria remains constrained by the elephant in the room - Bashar al-Assad.

Lebanon cannot resolve a question like Hezbollah which is in Syria, Iraq, everywhere because of Iran. It is a regional political solution that needs to be done.

I profoundly do not believe that the United States could make things better in Syria by being there. And we have an evidentiary record of what happens when we're there - nearly a decade in Iraq.

A comprehensive Syria strategy, ideally one that's more than 280 characters, remains a key requirement to protect U.S. interests in the Middle East.

When the bombs rain down, the Syrian Civil Defense rush in.

We need a comprehensive strategy to bring about an end to the Syrian civil war and defeat Isis.

Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.

The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people.

I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.

Intervening militarily would exacerbate - not resolve - the matter and, in the process, will Americanize the Syrian civil war.

Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.