Quotes About Conflict

Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and make sure that Iraq does not have weapons.

The threat that Syria might transfer more advanced weapons to Hezbollah has existed for a long time.

If Israel sees weapons moving toward its border, it acts.

Israel specifically does not want Syria to hand over weapons, chemical or conventional, to Hezbollah.

We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab countries. What has already been exposed about the weapons Israel is holding can destroy the region and kill millions.

The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram.

I don't think you can perpetrate war crimes with defensive weapons, with air defense systems.

Why would Russia care about chemical weapons in Syria? They have no incentive to care.

I think what we do really want to do is make sure that we take chemical weapons away from Syrians. And I do as well believe that because of the threats that have come from the United States, that Russia and Syria both understand that there needs to be some action.

We always think about illegal stuff moving through the border south to north, but people forget that most guns - and we're not talking small guns, we're talking heavy weapons - they get to the cartels and create literally small armies out of the cartels.

Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that's something that should be stopped.

No one gives a damn what Iran thinks on any significant issue. The only reason Iran is at the big boys' table is because of their nuclear weapons program.

Syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region critical to U.S. security, a region that is home to friends and partners and one of our closest allies. It is important because the Syrian regime possesses stores of chemical weapons that they have recently used on a large scale and that we cannot allow to fall into terrorists' hands.

As president, Governor Romney would handle the Syrian conflict much differently. A President Romney would not ignore a growing conflict in a dangerous region involving allies the way Obama has, especially when chemical weapons could possibly be used.

If you're going to be involved in Syria, then you need to make sure that there really is peace in Syria. And that means making sure that President Assad does not use chemical weapons on his own people.

Tell me a country that is doing well and has a great leader? You look at the nuclear weapons all over the place, and you look at things like ISIS, and every country seems to have a battle going on.

In Syria, for some time, they have been trading hostages for a number of things: for weapons, for money, for political influence, and for favors.

We don't need military weapons in our society. We're not supposed to be at war with one another.

We can prevent fighting by limiting weapons or finding nonviolent ways to end disputes.

Daesh will not give up their weapons unless we force them to give up their weapons.

It's very difficult to convince other countries that they shouldn't pursue nuclear weapons programs if we ourselves are actively developing a component of a strategic defense system.

Assad's suspected chemical weapons attack shows he is willing to go to barbaric lengths to hold onto power.

Ivory is quickly becoming the new blood diamond of Africa and one that fuels militia battles. Some of the most notorious armed groups on the continent, including the Lord's Resistance Army, are hunting down elephants and using the tusks to buy weapons.

Weapons are the source of death. In every American movie, there are machine guns, whatever.