Assad is a bad guy, but you may very well end up with worse than Assad. — Donald Trump 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
President al-Assad and his army are the only force that actually fights ISIS. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
There is nothing in common between al-Assad and ISIS, they fight against each other. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria. — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad is one of the main reasons why ISIS even exists to begin with. Assad is a puppet of Iran. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
I don't like Assad at all, but Assad is killing ISIS. Russia is killing ISIS. And Iran is killing ISIS. And those… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The United States of America should be prepared to use military force to strike military targets of the Assad regime. — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
“If you want to know what the camel stole from your kitchen yesterday, then you shouldn;t slit open its stomach. You should… — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
It is clear that the American people are weary of war. However, Assad gassing his own people is an issue of our… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves… — William Hague Copy Share Image
I invite President Assad to come to Jerusalem and to speak with me, with our parliament, with whomever he wants to speak… — Yitzhak Rabin Copy Share Image
Putin has succeeded in many ways in making Russia an essential player there. He seems to have stabilized the Assad regime. And… — Corey Flintoff Copy Share Image
Assad is not going away, but we're not going to stop beating up on him. We're not going to stop saying that… — Nikki Haley Copy Share Image
We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy,… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
This comes from a group of people who've been wrong about every foreign policy issue over the last two decades. They supported… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has gotten every foreign policy challenge wrong. Hitting the reset button with Vladimir Putin - recall that she called Bashar… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
The Russians appear to be - appear to be in conjunction with the Turks, as well as the Iranians, appear to be… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin supporting Bashar al-Assad, helping with the Syrian refugee crisis and, I think for any republican, he [Donald Trump] has got… — John McCain Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin wants to keep [Bashar] Assad in power and expand his own military base in Syria, whatever the cost. I even… — Garry Kasparov 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
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
There seems to be a passive alliance between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and that's unprecedented in its form and dangerous in… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Luckily for [Barack] Obama, the Russians came along and rescued him with this proposal [to confiscate Assad's chemical weapons] which he quickly… — Noam Chomsky 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
We have Islamic rebels [in Syria] who've been eating the hearts or organs of their enemies. We have priests that have been… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Bashar Assad clearly doesn't want to hear anything that impugns his government. — Michael Isikoff Copy Share Image
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Russia hasn't paid any attention to ISIS. They're interested in keeping Assad in power. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
![“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/i/128/donald-trump-18_assad_i-don-t-like-bashir-assad-at-all-but-ass_1162206.jpg)
![“I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake.” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/rand-paul-606_assad_i-think-those-who-have-wanted-regime-of_280205.jpg)
![“[Bashar] Assad is one of the main reasons why ISIS even exists to begin with. Assad is a puppet of Iran.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/marco-rubio-355_assad_bashar-assad-is-one-of-the-main-reasons_154139.png)
![“We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, but we will have to work with them. The government in Jordan is not perfect, but we will have to work with them. But anti-American dictators like [Bashar] Assad, who help…” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/marco-rubio-355_anti-american_we-will-have-to-work-around-the-world-wi_491278.jpg)
![“This comes from a group of people who've been wrong about every foreign policy issue over the last two decades. They supported Hillary Clinton's war in Libya. They supported President [Barack] Obama's bombing of Assad.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/barack-obama-17_assad_this-comes-from-a-group-of-people-who-ve_2107769.jpg)
![“[Vladimir] Putin supporting Bashar al-Assad, helping with the Syrian refugee crisis and, I think for any republican, he [Donald Trump] has got to stop saying this, because I was with him. I was with him and he said that, it was like, I'm out. I'm out. It's too crazy.” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/john-mccain-465_als_vladimir-putin-supporting-bashar-al-assa_1450070.png)
![“[Vladimir] Putin wants to keep [Bashar] Assad in power and expand his own military base in Syria, whatever the cost. I even believe he has an interest in more and more people fleeing the country. The flow of refugees improves his negotiating position toward the West, including the German chancellor.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/garry-kasparov-910_assad_vladimir-putin-wants-to-keep-bashar-assa_2874780.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/i/e12/rand-paul-606_all-kinds_every-chance-at-destabilizing-bashar-ass_336474.jpg)
![“Luckily for [Barack] Obama, the Russians came along and rescued him with this proposal [to confiscate Assad's chemical weapons] which he quickly accepted - it was a way out of the embarrassment of facing likely defeat. They still have the option of bombing if they want to. And incidentally, to add…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/noam-chomsky-42_accepted_luckily-for-barack-obama-the-russians-ca_2388051.jpg)
![“We have Islamic rebels [in Syria] who've been eating the hearts or organs of their enemies. We have priests that have been killed. We have Christian villages that have been razed by Islamic rebels. We have Islamic rebels who say they don't recognize Israel and would just as soon attack Israel as…” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/rand-paul-606_assad_we-have-islamic-rebels-in-syria-who-ve-b_2148203.jpg)
![“The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a military strike on [Bashar] Assad will cause him to be encouraged to use more weapons or discouraged. It's easy enough to say - and the president [Barack Obama] says though this…” quote by Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/rand-paul-606_assad_the-question-s-whether-or-not-there-s-an_3094132.jpg)
![“What is true is [Bashar] Assad got rid of his chemical weapons.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/barack-obama-17_assad_what-is-true-is-bashar-assad-got-rid-of_675441.jpg)
![“I think [Bashar] Assad is a bad guy, a very bad guy, all right?” quote by Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/donald-trump-18_assad_i-think-bashar-assad-is-a-bad-guy-a-very_2164798.jpg)
![“You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long_56711.png)
