Government Quote by Bashar al-Assad

There are moderates in Syria who we should be supporting.

— John Kasich

I can only say it is not for us to decide who should lead Syria. It is for the Syrians to decide.

— Sergei Lavrov

From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country. So, who killed ? That's another question. Actually, the terrorists…

— Bashar al-Assad

It is only up to the Syrian people living in Syria to determine who, how and based on what principles should rule their country,…

— Vladimir Putin

I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government, people, trade,…

— Bashar al-Assad

When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from…

— Colin Powell

As we have 250,000 Syrians murdered, slaughtered; millions running around the world, running for their lives. It's not working. We need to try something…

— Chris Christie

I would only go to Syria to destroy ISIS. I would not use U.S. troops to depose Assad. But I would support the rebels…

— John Kasich

I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.

— Saad Hariri

I do support the effort to investigate for crimes, war crimes committed by the Syrians and the Russians and try to hold them accountable.

— Hillary Clinton

If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda - go ahead. That's what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but…

— Bashar al-Assad

We have to stop the killing. We need to let the refugees - we need to let Syrian citizens go home.

— Michael Mullen