It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. — Robert Fisk 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
Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria. — Susan Rice 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
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
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
I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Russia went into Syria basically to support President Bashar al-Assad. And the Western allies have said Russia's really done very little against… — Corey Flintoff Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton failed to mention that her agreement with a precipitous withdrawal and declaration of victory in 2011 helped left swaths of… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is… — Tariq Ramadan 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
All dignified people in the world, whether Arabs or Muslims or others with dignity, are very proud of the speech made by… — George Galloway 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 fervor and single-mindedness of this deification probably have no precedent in history. It's not like Duvalier or Assad passing the torch… — Christopher Hitchens 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 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/img-quotes/746/chris-matthews-1682_als_i-still-think-a-reasonable-question-is-w_635184.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)
![“IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.” quote by Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad8/tariq-ramadan-877_als_is-islamic-state-has-played-a-major-role_2468914.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/img-quotes/e18/john-mccain-465_als_vladimir-putin-supporting-bashar-al-assa_1450070.jpg)
