Drive Quote by Pete Hoekstra

Adding to your list of enemies is never a sound strategy, yet ISIS' ferocious campaign against the Shia, Kurds, Yazidis, Christians, and Muslims who…

— Peter Bergen

We need a comprehensive strategy to bring about an end to the Syrian civil war and defeat Isis.

— Wes Streeting

The US empowered the Shi'a Islamic political groups and marginalised a big part of Iraq who were recognised as Sunni people. It was only…

— Yanar Mohammed

The 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. and coalition partners stands as one of the greatest blunders in American history. The Islamic State, also…

— Lawrence Wright

ISIS is in many ways a creation of the Syrian regime.

— Richard Engel

Islamic State is mainly a direct result of the failure in Syria. That's where IS has grown. That's where IS spread from.

— Paul Wolfowitz

Countering violent extremism and destroying ISIS must be done primarily by Muslim nations with the strong support of their global partners.

— Bernie Sanders

Bashar Assad has been so brutal toward the Sunni within Syria that he created the space that led to the people of Syria themselves…

— Marco Rubio

In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war…

— Barack Obama

ISIS is the new jihad - violent jihadist vanguard in the Middle East and globally.

— Michele Flournoy

We remember the specter of sectarian violence -- al Qaeda's attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation and campaigns…

— Barack Obama

Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together

— Colin Powell