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
Bashar Assad clearly doesn't want to hear anything that impugns his government. — Michael Isikoff Copy Share Image
“I believe if we let go of Assad now, we might as well forget the whole region.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour 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
It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. — Robert Fisk 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
“Time travel is one of Assad's major achievements, the problem is he only perfected it one way: backward.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
I think it's too late. I think that there's been too much. This all started with the red line, walking away from… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
Well, I think the U.S. has been careful not to go too far in attacking Iran's allies, in particular in attacking Hezbollah… — David Ignatius 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
In an odd way, we have really destroyed two of our strongest allies against the Islamists. Saddam Hussein, and we've probably fatally… — Michael Scheuer 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
Assad's mother was a terror. He was terrified of her and she kept saying to him, you're not like your father. That's… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
Bashar Assad has been so brutal toward the Sunni within Syria that he created the space that led to the people of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Assad is always a priority. That is not an issue. He is a war crime. He has done terrible things to his… — Nikki Haley Copy Share Image
I believe that Assad must go. I believe he will go. But I believe - we want to make sure that America… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Part of the problem that we have currently in the Middle East is that[Bashar] Assad has hung on to power with the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I'll tell you whose view on [Bashar] Assad is the same as mine. It's Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu has… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I still think a reasonable question is, would we be better off with [Muamar] Gadhafi and Bashar al-Assad still in there and… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with… — John F. Kerry 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I don't like [Bashir] Assad at all. But Assad is killing ISIS. Russia is killing ISIS. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Assad is a bad guy, but you may very well end up with worse than Assad. — Donald Trump 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/i/41d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long_56711.png)
![“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/i/0c0/ted-cruz-487_assad_if-we-topple-bashar-assad-the-result-wil_328595.png)
![“I think it's too late. I think that there's been too much. This all started with the red line, walking away from it. The inability to arm the legitimate [Bashar] Assad opposition.” quote by John Kasich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/john-kasich-1650_arms_i-think-it-s-too-late-i-think-that-there_2564293.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/i/f20/rand-paul-606_assad_there-are-still-people-the-majority-on-t_844401.jpg)
![“Part of the problem that we have currently in the Middle East is that[Bashar] Assad has hung on to power with the very strong support of Russia and Iran and with the proxy of Hezbollah being there basically fighting his battles.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/hillary-clinton-51_assad_part-of-the-problem-that-we-have-current_1928295.jpg)
![“I'll tell you whose view on [Bashar] Assad is the same as mine. It's Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu has said Israel doesn't have a dog in that fight because Assad is a puppet of Iran, a Shia radical Islamic terrorist, but at the same time, Prime Minister Netanyahu…” quote by Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/ted-cruz-487_assad_i-ll-tell-you-whose-view-on-bashar-assad_363189.png)
![“I still think a reasonable question is, would we be better off with [Muamar] Gadhafi and Bashar al-Assad still in there and Mubarak still there and Saddam [Hussein] there than the crap we have got looking at us now?” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/chris-matthews-1682_als_i-still-think-a-reasonable-question-is-w_635184.png)
![“And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/john-f-kerry-996_assad_and-if-vladimir-putin-does-fight-isil-al_3194708.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/i/f4e/john-f-kerry-996_assad_bashar-assad-himself-has-said-on-several_789819.png)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
![“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)
