Coalition Quote by Lloyd Austin

Al Qaeda and ISIS may have global aspirations, but their ability to penetrate a society is strongly influenced by local conditions.

— Tedros Adhanom

Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS.

— Richard Engel

The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.

— Jack Keane

ISIS is a monstrosity. It didn't come from nowhere. It's one of the results of the U.S. hitting a very vulnerable society - Iraq…

— Noam Chomsky

ISIS is a virulent, nasty organization that has gained a foothold in ungoverned spaces effectively in Syria and parts of western Iraq. We have…

— Barack Obama

The fact that we walked away from the Middle East, as distasteful as it was for us to stay involved and prevent wars, based…

— Jack Keane

We understand that ISIS is a group that's growing in its governance of territory. It's not just Iraq and Syria. They are now a…

— Marco Rubio

ISIS, in some cases like Paris, may actually try to direct. But what it's really trying to do is inspire. So its directed activities…

— Michael Leiter

What ISIS has proven is that they're not only active in Syria and Iraq, but they're active in Europe.

— Haim Saban

ISIS simply do not have ideological, theological, or popular support. And this is a criminal organization that is funding their criminality with things like…

— Dalia Mogahed

Hamas and Hezbollah operate within geopolitical norms. They can be negotiated and reasoned with. ISIL is a different animal altogether - a religious cult…

— Malcolm Nance

My heart is heavy for the people of Paris, Beirut, and other nations affected by ISIS terrorists.

— Ryan Zinke