Authority Quote by Seymour Hersh

Trump has long been a fan of Vladimir Putin but seems to be unaware that Russia's goal in Syria is simply the maintenance of…

— Peter Bergen

If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic advisers.

— Jay Leno

Listen, Mr. President, there's a no-fly zone in Syria. You fly in, it applies to you. And, yes, we would shoot down the planes…

— Chris Christie

I think if Russia is really an honest signatory to the chemical weapons ban, if Syria wants to be, ultimately someone has to be…

— Rand Paul

Seeing Syria remove Assad is a very high priority for America.

— Mitt Romney

Our priority in Syria, really hasn't changed. I think the President Donald Trump has been quite clear. First and foremost, we must defeat ISIS.

— Rex W. Tillerson

A Syrian war would consume Trump's presidency.

— Pat Buchanan

If you're going to be involved in Syria, then you need to make sure that there really is peace in Syria. And that means…

— Jeremy Hunt

First of all, I don't believe that the United States has any strategic interest in Syria. I think, from a strategic point of view,…

— John Mearsheimer

I think the President Donald Trump was quite clear in his statement that he made to the American people that Syria's continued violations of…

— Rex W. Tillerson

Syria is ready to cooperate and coordinate all efforts, whether regional or international, to combat terrorism

— Walid Muallem

Should we choose to extend our airstrikes into Syria, we will be doing this in the collective self-defence of Iraq. We would be doing…

— Tony Abbott