Collapse Quote by Saad Hariri

“If the Assad regime in Syria were to fall, the likeliest outcome would be a prolonged and bloody civil war. The last thing the…

— John R. Bradley

Syria is descending into suicide. It's a horror story and getting worse and worse. There's no bright spot on the horizon. What will probably…

— Noam Chomsky

If we topple [Bashar] Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests.

— Ted Cruz

I don't think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar…

— Adel al-Jubeir

If Syria collapses completely, the United States and the world would have to consider who, and what, fills the vacuum.

— Richard Engel

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

There are still people - the majority on the stage, they want to topple [Bashar] Assad. And then there will be chaos, and I…

— Rand Paul

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

Assad is not going away, but we're not going to stop beating up on him. We're not going to stop saying that the way…

— Nikki Haley

So my judgment is that Syria will move; Syria will change, as it embraces a legitimate relationship with the United States and the West…

— 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

The Syrian government is weak today in 2017, but it's been gathering strength. And I think it's likely that, in the next few years,…

— Joshua Landis