Als Quote by Chris Matthews

We need to learn from history. These same leaders - [Barack] Obama, [Hillary] Clinton, and far too many Republicans - want to topple [Bashar]…

— Ted Cruz

When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed state, and…

— Rand Paul

Of course we're after Iraq.. eh.. Saddam Hussein.. I mean bin Laden.

— George W. Bush

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down…

— Richard Branson

I think we can take back Mosul, and then we can move on into Syria and take back Raqqa.

— Hillary Clinton

We can remove Saddam because that could start a chain reaction in the Arab world that would be very healthy.

— William Kristol

I think we can all agree [Bashar] Assad is a bad and evil actor, but I'm not so sure that we want the Islamic…

— Rand Paul

We don't see a peaceful Syria with Assad in there.

— Nikki Haley

[Donald Trump] actually advocated for the actions we took in Libya and urged that [Muamar] Gadhafi be taken out, after actually doing some business…

— Hillary Clinton

I profoundly do not believe that the United States could make things better in Syria by being there. And we have an evidentiary record…

— Ben Rhodes

Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.

— Adam Schiff

Bashar al-Assad needs to be replaced, but he can't be replaced with another Bashar al-Assad.

— Lee Zeldin