Able Quote by Adel al-Jubeir

I would have thought that if you're going to try to punish the Syrians and prevent them from using chemical weapons again, the thing…

— Elliott Abrams

I am confident that Assad's days are numbered. But what we can't do is to simply suggest that, as Governor Romney at times has…

— Barack Obama

We have staring us in the face here an enormous opportunity to actually find a way forward to have peace and stability in Syria,…

— John F. Kerry

Syria has allowed its soil to be transited by foreign fighters who have come from a variety of source countries in the Gulf area…

— David Petraeus

If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who knows -…

— John F. Kerry

First of all, I don't believe that the United States has any strategic interest in Syria. I think, from a strategic point of view,…

— John Mearsheimer

So my judgment is that Syria will move; Syria will change, as it embraces a legitimate relationship with the United States and the West…

— John F. Kerry

If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic advisers.

— Jay Leno

If you want to hear arguments against deploying a big U.S. ground force in Syria, just ask a general.

— David Ignatius

The threat that Syria might transfer more advanced weapons to Hezbollah has existed for a long time.

— Elliott Abrams

For America to get more entangled militarily in Syria is a serious step, and we have to do so making absolutely certain that we…

— Barack Obama