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title: "3 Putin Syria Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [For Putin, Syria is all too reminiscent of Chechnya. Both conflicts pitted the state against disparate and leaderless opposition forces, which over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-hill/for-putin-syria-is-all-too-reminiscent-of-chechnya-both-conflicts/)

[Fiona Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-hill/)

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> [ I had a chance to talk with President \[Vladimir\] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, "I will think about… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-had-a-chance-to-talk-with-president-vladimir-putin-and-he-clearly/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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> [I think Hillary Clinton is more suspicious, clearly tougher on Russian policy in Ukraine, Georgia, Syria; more willing to support sanctions; not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/i-think-hillary-clinton-is-more-suspicious-clearly-tougher-on-russian/)

[Richard N. Haass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-n-haass/)

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