Influence Quote by Jack Keane

The Russians have an interest inside of Syria. They want to boost up the Assad regime. They want to give moral support and international…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

We know that russians are deeply engaged in supporting Assad because they want to have a place in the Middle East. They have a…

— Hillary Clinton

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea.

— Mitt Romney

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.

— Bashar al-Assad

It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As…

— Reza Aslan

I think Syria is in a particularly sensitive geopolitical position in terms of the politics of the Middle East.

— Edward Luck

[Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia] are here because they could offer very essential and important help, because the situation that we are facing now is…

— Bashar al-Assad

It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of America's foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As…

— Reza Aslan

Russia has a long-term interest in Syria. Israel by and large does not have an issue with those long-term interests that Russia has in…

— Ron Dermer

Russia is not going to give up easily on Syria. They've had a relationship with that country since 1955. It's very close to them.

— Rashid Khalidi

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea. It's the route for them to arm Hezbollah in…

— Mitt Romney

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems…

— Bashar al-Assad