Hezbollah is not fighting for Syria. Hezbollah is not fighting for Iran. Hezbollah is fighting for Lebanon. – Hassan Nasrallah
You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can’t make peace without Syria. – Henry Kissinger
Any Israeli attack on Lebanon, Iran, Syria or Gaza will be met with a fierce response. – Hassan Nasrallah
At some point, there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we’ve never seen before. – James Comey
President Obama took charge of the Oval Office seven years ago. He promised a positive reset in relations with Russia. But with the radioactive poisoning of a British spy in London, the downing of passenger jets over Europe, and the aggressive advances of Russian forces from Ukraine to Syria, President Putin of Russia has rebuked Mr. Obama. – John McLaughlin
In 2011, General Alston, four-star commander in Iraq, recommended to the President, a force level of over 20,000. The President rejected it and pulled out all the forces with what is now known as a disastrous consequence in Syria. – Jack Keane
Russia, their number one client in the Middle East is Syria; that is their foothold in the Middle East. They want to have influence there. – Jack Keane
ISIS already has strongholds in Syria, while the Free Syrian Army desperately needs more U.S. assistance. – John Barrasso
The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here. – Jack Keane
There are very few fighters in the ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria coming from the United States; most of them have either come from a region of the Middle East or from Europe. – Jack Keane
The homegrown terrorists are the most significant because any fighter returning from Syria to the United States would likely be identified and detected by our intelligence and law enforcement agencies. – Jack Keane
I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never – Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria. – Ariel Sharon
There is no one leader that’s going to unify all of Syria that suddenly everyone is going to go, ‘Yes, that’s a logical place.’ They’re not unified. They don’t have a setup succession like we do in the United States. – James Lankford
Assad has to go. I mean, the way that ISIS can recruit, and the rebels that are in the north, and all the chaos that’s happening through a lot of Syria circles around a lot of people that do not like Assad. – James Lankford
There’s a real question of what the United States could do if we detain somebody out of Syria right now. – Cory Gardner
We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue. – Bashar al-Assad
Guantanamo Bay is a facility that I think should be utilized by the United States for detainees, say, out of Syria. – Cory Gardner
Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria. – Ali Babacan
Damascus is the center of world terror. All these organizations, Jihad and Hamas, their headquarters are in Damascus. Syria supports Hezbollah. – Avigdor Lieberman
Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they’re all involved. – Alexander Haig
Very few people are fortunate enough to walk through countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and I had seen them all. I had spoken to many on the street. – Ashleigh Banfield
Regarding Syria, we already call for dialogue between Syria and all parties concerned, in order to avoid any kind of escalation in the region which may expose the whole area to chaos. – Ali Abdullah Saleh
Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that’s something that should be stopped. – Ariel Sharon
Israel has many hopes, and faces extreme dangers. The most prominent danger is Iran, which is making every effort to acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and establishing an enormous terror network together with Syria in Lebanon. – Ariel Sharon
When there is a Palestinian state, it will absorb hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and Lebanon, because these states will simply expel all of these refugees. – Avigdor Lieberman
