A missile launch over Syria shows how countries sometimes act without a global vote. Other quotes mention leaders planning attacks from places like Raqqa and officials asking for legal permission before striking. They also discuss how the Syrian leader controls only part of the country and that bombing may not solve the conflict.
![“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)
![“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)
![“The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/john-f-kerry-996_israel_the-russians-need-to-understand-that-you_1063500.png)
![“I look at what the president [Barack Obama] it doing, it adds up to me. We just have to keep - try to get more support for those people on the ground in Syria and Iraq who have to actually physically take the territory back.” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/hillary-clinton-51_add_i-look-at-what-the-president-barack-obam_3100748.jpg)
![“If [President Obama] does not go on the offensive against ISIS...they are coming here. This is just not about Baghdad, this is just not about Syria, this is about our homeland. And if we get attacked because he has no strategy to protect us, then he will have committed a blunder for the ages.” quote by Lindsey Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/lindsey-graham-3593_age_if-president-obama-does-not-go-on-the-of_998412.jpg)
