Able Quote by Elliott Abrams

I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake.

— Rand Paul

Assad must go. He's lost the legitimacy to govern.

— Chuck Hagel

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

— Lee Zeldin

The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And…

— Anonymous

If you can resolve this transition of [Bashar] Assad, that is absolutely possible, but you have to have a clarity for everybody about the…

— John F. Kerry

You want to bring the Assad regime down? You have to beat the Russians and the Iranians in Syria. That is not going to…

— Rashid Khalidi

If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work together to…

— John F. Kerry

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

The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.

— Robert Fisk

The one way, possibly, out of this is for [Bashar] Assad to abdicate and plead, perhaps to Russia or somewhere else. Would save another…

— Rand Paul

As was true in Iraq and Libya, the United States has no credible government or leader able to bring order, security, and freedom to…

— Tulsi Gabbard

To simply demand that Assad go, and create a vacuum, could make the circumstances worse. To 'protect' Assad and his brutality is unconscionable. So…

— Jeff Fortenberry