Assad Quote by Robert Fisk Download Open image “The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.” — Robert Fisk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Assad Democracy Names Syria Wells
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 Copy Share Image
Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country. — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Even when you just hear the word 'Syria,' it packs a lot of political connotations. — Sami Zayn Copy Share Image
Democracy or breakdown in Syria would change the whole Middle East overnight. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad is one of the main reasons why ISIS even exists to begin with. Assad is a puppet of Iran. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally… — William Hague Copy Share Image
Syrians have a national identity beyond the sectarian divide. Syria's national identity would be weaker and poorer if it didn't have this beautiful pluralism… — Burhan Ghalioun Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Wasn't Saddam destroyed? Wasn't Gaddafi liquidated? Didn't Milosevic go to the Hague? All true. But Stalin survived. Kim Jong-un isn't doing too badly, either… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
Bin Laden was constantly revolving in his mind the fact that he had got rid of the Russians; therefore, the Americans can be got… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
How could believers, people who regard themselves as true Muslims, get on those planes, quoting the words of God delivered through the Prophet to… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
American power in the Middle East is collapsing. It doesn't need much more than a shove, and it will - and that's not going… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
The Second World War is and was constantly being drudged up by Blair and Bush to rationalize the invasion of Iraq. — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought:… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
“Terrorism” is a word that has become a plague on our vocabulary, the excuse and reason and moral permit for state-sponsored violence— our violence—which… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
In just one year in Bosnia, thirty of my colleagues died. There is a little Somme waiting for all innocent journalists. — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
President Bush cruelly manipulated the grief of the American people - and the sympathy of the rest of the world - to introduce a… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
I was very struck by the fact that Colin Powell said he would produce evidence of Osama bin Laden fault and then never produced… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We could have made peace with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad a long time ago. It didn't happen, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't want… — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Assad's mother was a terror. He was terrified of her and she kept saying to him, you're not like your father. That's interesting, but… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
We have to do one thing at a time. We can't be fighting ISIS and fighting [Bashar]Assad. Assad is fighting ISIS. He is fighting… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“Assad whistled a few notes of one of his native country's melancholic songs. It sounded as though he was whistling backwards” — Jussi Adler-Olsen Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad is one of the main reasons why ISIS even exists to begin with. Assad is a puppet of Iran. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Bashar Assad is a major cause of the refugees which are now flooding Europe and causing such consternation in the United States. — John McCain Copy Share Image
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake. — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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