“Australia will take more refugees from Syria in response to the growing international crisis but it will not increase the total number of asylum seekers it accepts.” NumbersAcceptingGrowingIncreaseCrisisResponseInternationalAustraliaSyriaRefugeeSeekersAsylumsAsylum Seekers Author:Tony Abbott
“What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a response to this particular crisis, but again I stress we are taking people from camps because the last thing we want to do is to encourage and reward people smuggling.We are taking people from camps and we are taking family groups; our focus will be on family groups, from persecuted minorities.” PeopleWorldWantWarLastsFocusGroupsParticularStressCrisisResponseRewardsDeterminedMinoritiesCampsSyriaTornPersecutedSmuggling Author:Tony Abbott
“We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly, the country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.” CountryWould BeCrisisDestroyedWarningSyria Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“[Hillary Clinton] was saying, "We never going to do anything in Iraq, we're not going to do anything in Syria." Enemies, do whatever you want. Continue the largest humanitarian crisis, 7 million people displaced refugees. Do all this. We're not going to do anything. That is the type of stuff that is been happening for the past 7 1/2 years under President [Barack] Obama.” PeopleWantYearsPastStuffPresidentEnemyMillionsTypeHappeningsCrisisClintonIraqHumanitarianBarackSyriaRefugeePresident Barack ObamaDo Whatever You Want Author:John McCain
“We have two thousand nuclear weapons on the trigger alert right now and Hillary Clinton wants to start an air war with Russia, a nuclear-armed power, over Syria as the means of addressing ISIS and the crisis in Syria.” WantMeanTwoWarAirRight NowThousandWeaponsCrisisClintonNuclearRussiaNuclear WeaponsSyriaTriggersIsis Author:Jill Stein
“I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government, people, trade, military, culture, everything ; it's like the cooperation between your country and any other country in the world. It's the same cooperation. It's not about me ; it's not support for the crisis.” PeopleWorldCountryGovernmentCultureClassSupportMilitaryCrisisTradeAgreementCooperationOther CountriesSyria Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Angela [Merkel] and I also agreed the need for a comprehensive and humane response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria and for the influx of migrants and refugees from around the world. We need to build on the progress achieved at the U.N. Refugee Summit, which yielded new commitments from some 50 nations and organizations.” WorldNeedsNationsProgressCommitmentOrganizationCrisisResponseHumanitarianAround The WorldSyriaRefugeeSummitHumaneComprehensiveMigrantsAngela Author:Barack Obama
“I agree that we need a working relationship with Russia to deescalate a nuclear arms race, to resolve the crisis in Syria.” NeedsRaceArmsCrisisAgreeNuclearRussiaResolveSyriaArms RaceNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms Race Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I think it is a good thing that the United States will now be a party to the talks, to resolve a metastasizing crisis in Syria, which will destabilize Europe.” ThinkingStatesUnitedPartyUnited StatesEuropeCrisisGood ThingsResolveSyria Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“You have the refugee crisis triggered by Syria. That's got a lot of costs associated with it. Domestically, budgets are incredibly tight because the economy's not generating the growth that makes for easy trade-offs.” EasyGrowthEconomyCostCrisisTradeBudgetsSyriaRefugeeRefugee CrisisTrade Offs Author:Bill Gates
“Since the beginning of the crisis, since the terrorists started to control some areas within Syria, the majority of the Syrian civilians left that areas to join the government areas, not vice versa. If the majority of the Syrians don't trust the government, they should go the other way.” IfsWayShouldGovernmentLeftAreasCrisisMajorityVicesTerroristSyriaCiviliansVice VersaDon't Trust Author:Bashar al-Assad
“In the eighties, we asked for international coalition against terrorism after the Muslim Brotherhood crisis in Syria when they started killing, of course they were defeated at that time. We asked for the same thing. So, this is a long-term policy that we base our policy on for years now.” YearsLongCoursesTermPolicyCrisisKillingInternationalTerrorismLong TermBrotherhoodDefeatedSyriaEightyCoalitionsMuslim Brotherhood Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Over the last few years, Greece has been in the world spotlight for all the wrong reasons - because of its economic crisis, and then because of the refugees from Syria.” WorldReasonEconomicCrisisSyriaRefugeeGreece Author:Dakis Joannou
“We have important things to talk to the Russians about, despite their meddling in our elections. I hope they're talking about a way to eventually end this horrific humanitarian crisis in Syria, end that war. The Russians have more leverage than we do. I hope they're talking about the fact that, if Kim Jong-un's long-range missiles can reach Alaska one day, they can also reach Vladivostok.” ImportantWarOne DayElectionCrisisHumanitarianSyriaHorrificMeddling Author:Condoleezza Rice
“What's going on in Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. And we are punishing those who are suffering most in this circumstance, in this condition. We vet refugees from Syria for a period of 18 to 24 months before they're allowed to come to the United States. And, you know, if you will permit me, I think we know more about them by the time they get here than we know about the president's finances.” ThinkingWorldWarSufferingWorstCircumstancesCrisisHumanitarianFinanceWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISyriaRefugee Author:Daniel Benjamin
“We've been talking about the Syrian refugee crisis a lot, in the news in the U.K. and possibly the U.S., but it isn't the only refugee crisis that is happening at this minute. There's something like 22 million refugees in the world. There are people from Eritrea, Afghanistan, Syria, and so many other places where people are living in complete turmoil.” PeopleWorldCrisisAfghanistanSyriaRefugee Author:Nadine Shah
“In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain the legitimacy it has lost. Instead, we must strengthen the opposition as the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL, while pursuing the political solution necessary to solve Syria's crisis once and for all.” PeoplePoliticalFightingLostSolutionsCrisisSolveRelyIslamicOppositionRegimesSyriaExtremistLegitimacyAssadIsil Author:Barack Obama