“People who speak up for freedom in regimes that are oppressive are often a threat.” PeopleSpeakThreatRegimes Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“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 U.N. resolutions and previous agreements that Syria had entered into regarding the Chemical Weapons Accord would no longer be tolerated. I think we have stood by and watched multiple weapon - chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad.” PeopleThinkingPresidentResolutionMultipleSyria Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“Obviously, the United States' own founding principles are self-determination. And I think what the United States and our allies want to do is to enable the Syrian people to make that determination. You know, we've seen what violent regime change looks like in Libya and - and the kind of chaos that can be unleashed.” PeopleThinkingKindDeterminationChaosViolent Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“We've seen what violent regime change looks like in Libya and the kind of chaos that can be unleashed. And, indeed, the kind of misery that it enacts on its own people.” PeopleKindMiseryChaosViolent Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“I think what we're hopeful is through this Syrian process, working with coalition members, working with the U.N., and in particular working through the Geneva process, that we can navigate a political outcome in which the Syrian people, in fact, will determine Bashar al-Assad's fate and his legitimacy.” PeopleThinkingPoliticalFateDetermineHopeful Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“People who speak up for freedom in regimes that are repressive are often at threat.” PeopleSpeakThreat Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“We express America's values from the State Department. We represent the American people. We represent America's values, our commitment to freedom, our commitment to equal treatment to people the world over. And that message has never changed.” PeopleWorldValuesChangedEqualCommitmentNever Change Author:Rex W. Tillerson
