“I believe if we let go of Assad now, we might as well forget the whole region.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
Bashar Assad clearly doesn't want to hear anything that impugns his government. — Michael Isikoff Copy Share Image
Russia hasn't paid any attention to ISIS. They're interested in keeping Assad in power. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
America is so outplayed by Putin and Assad, and by the way - and by Iran. Nobody can believe how stupid our… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
You want to bring the Assad regime down? You have to beat the Russians and the Iranians in Syria. That is not… — Rashid Khalidi Copy Share Image
I think that by arming the allies of ISIS, the Islamic rebels against [Bashar] Assad, that we created a safe space or… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump suggesting to "The Wall Street Journal" that he would stop aiding the rebels fighting [Bashir] Assad. — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
I think it's important to remember the tensions between Turkey and Russia predate this jet shoot down by some time. I mean,… — Peter Kenyon Copy Share Image
We could have made peace with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad a long time ago. It didn't happen, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
I think Hillary Clinton is right. I think it isn't enough to leave [Bashir] Assad in place, because as long as he… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
Our intervention to destabilize the Assad regime has really made the chaos worse in Syria. And if you were to get rid… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Western alliance should have supported the Sunni opposition against the Assad regime from the beginning. As far as Iraq is concerned,… — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The other thing I said is the great irony is you will be back fighting against your own weapons. Had [Bashar] Assad… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
In the eyes of the Iranians, they don't respect or fear Barack Obama. He drew a line against Assad when he used… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group. That involves the establishment… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
If in the past, you didn't cry out when thousands of protesters were killed and injured by Turkey, Egypt and Libya, when… — Hillel Neuer Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Every chance at destabilizing [Bashar] Assad... the bombing campaign causes a flood of refugees into Jordan, there's already half a million in… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Mr. Assad is not going to be able to feel like there is a moderate opposition that actually threatens him. Currently, the… — Vijay Prashad Copy Share Image
There's a lot of expectation in the Middle East that post-Obama there will be a sort of tougher U.S. line on Assad,… — Patrick Cockburn Copy Share Image
I don't like [Bashir] Assad at all. But Assad is killing ISIS. Russia is killing ISIS. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
There is nothing in common between al-Assad and ISIS, they fight against each other. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
President al-Assad and his army are the only force that actually fights ISIS. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process. — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
If we topple [Bashar] Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests. — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We know that russians are deeply engaged in supporting Assad because they want to have a place in the Middle East. They… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Clinton impressed Assad: a young man who appeared to want to be neutral in the Arab-Israeli dispute - an illusion of course,… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
There are still people - the majority on the stage, they want to topple [Bashar] Assad. And then there will be chaos,… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
![“You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long_56711.jpg)
![“I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6b2/rand-paul-606_assad_i-think-those-who-have-wanted-regime-of_280205.jpg)
![“I think that by arming the allies of ISIS, the Islamic rebels against [Bashar] Assad, that we created a safe space or made that space bigger for ISIS to grow.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ed/rand-paul-606_allies_i-think-that-by-arming-the-allies-of-isi_1139127.jpg)
![“[Donald] Trump suggesting to "The Wall Street Journal" that he would stop aiding the rebels fighting [Bashir] Assad.” quote by George Stephanopoulos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eee/george-stephanopoulos-7418_assad_donald-trump-suggesting-to-the-wall-stre_1421600.jpg)
![“I think Hillary Clinton is right. I think it isn't enough to leave [Bashir] Assad in place, because as long as he is there, there is going to be a recruiting magnet for ISIS.” quote by Adam Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc3/adam-schiff-10222_assad_i-think-hillary-clinton-is-right-i-think_777476.jpg)
![“In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4fb/richard-branson-256_als_in-syria-if-bashar-al-assad-had-just-bee_1405545.jpg)
![“People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What is this fiction that he is somehow the only person who can save Syria? There's - with Assad there, there is no Syria. So that's what the Iranians and the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-s_24339.jpg)
![“The other thing I said is the great irony is you will be back fighting against your own weapons. Had [Bashar] Assad been bombed when he used chemical weapons two years ago, ISIS would be in charge of all of Syria now.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ca/rand-paul-606_assad_the-other-thing-i-said-is-the-great-iron_1664725.jpg)
![“[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in the future, then I would step - I would leave. He has said it. He has, on occasion, hinted that he wants a political settlement of one kind or another. I think it's up to…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4e/john-f-kerry-996_assad_bashar-assad-himself-has-said-on-several_789819.jpg)
![“Every chance at destabilizing [Bashar] Assad... the bombing campaign causes a flood of refugees into Jordan, there's already half a million in Jordan. I think a bombing campaign - I think it's hard to argue that a U.S. bombing campaign is going to cause less refugees. And I think it causes more…” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e12/rand-paul-606_all-kinds_every-chance-at-destabilizing-bashar-ass_336474.jpg)
![“What is true is [Bashar] Assad got rid of his chemical weapons.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/47d/barack-obama-17_assad_what-is-true-is-bashar-assad-got-rid-of_675441.jpg)
![“I don't like [Bashir] Assad at all. But Assad is killing ISIS. Russia is killing ISIS.” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/128/donald-trump-18_assad_i-don-t-like-bashir-assad-at-all-but-ass_1162206.jpg)
![“If we topple [Bashar] Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests.” quote by Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c0/ted-cruz-487_assad_if-we-topple-bashar-assad-the-result-wil_328595.jpg)
![“There are still people - the majority on the stage, they want to topple [Bashar] Assad. And then there will be chaos, and I think ISIS will then be in charge of Syria.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f20/rand-paul-606_assad_there-are-still-people-the-majority-on-t_844401.jpg)