“People who speak up for freedom in regimes that are oppressive are often a threat.” PeopleSpeakThreatRegimes Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“It's important that we keep our priorities straight. And we believe that the first priority is the defeat of ISIS. That by defeating ISIS and removing their caliphate from their control, we've now eliminated at least or minimized a particular threat not just to the United States, but to the whole stability in the region.” BelieveImportantThreatDefeatPrioritiesStability Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“Once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing the situation in Syria. We're hopeful that we can prevent a continuation of the civil war and that we can bring the parties to the table to begin the process of political discussions.” ThinkingWarPoliticalPartyAttentionSituationThreatDiscussionCivil WarHopefulSyria Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“President Xi Jinping clearly understands, and I think agrees, that the situation in North Korea has intensified and has reached a certain level of threat that action has to be taken. And, indeed, the Chinese, even themselves, have said that they do not believe the conditions are right to engage in discussions with the government in Pyongyang. And so what I think we're hopeful is that we can work together with the Chinese to change the conditions in the minds of the DPRK leadership.” ThinkingMindBelieveActionTogetherPresidentSituationTakenAgreeThreatChineseDiscussionHopefulWorking TogetherNorth Korea Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“I think there's a shared view and no disagreement as to how dangerous the situation in North Korea has become. I think even China is beginning to recognize that this presents a threat to China's interests as well.” ThinkingInterestSituationDangerousThreatNorth KoreaDisagreement Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“People who speak up for freedom in regimes that are repressive are often at threat.” PeopleSpeakThreat Author:Rex W. Tillerson
