“I'm so thankful a significant majority of Americans are saying no to military intervention. We've got to find a solution that will in the end be one that makes Syria a better country, a better people. We can be human only together.” PeopleHumansEndsCountryTogetherMilitarySolutionsMajoritySignificantSyriaInterventionSaying NoMilitary Intervention Author:Desmond Tutu
“There are Arab countries providing arms I don't know who they are, nobody comes and tells you 'we are providing arms', but what I say is providing arms and ammunition started with certain countries, I'll name them: Russia and Iran to Syria, so it's normal the other side will seek help .... The last resolution adopted less than three weeks ago said all assistance [to the opposition fighters], all assistance including military, it was added.” KnowsSaidCountryHelpingLastsCertainThreeNamesSidesWeekMilitaryArmsNormalIncludingRussiaFighterOppositionIranResolutionProvidingSyriaAssistanceAdoptedAmmunition Author:Nabil Elaraby
“In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group.” WarNationsLeadershipGroupsMiddleMilitaryIncludingIraqEastTerroristBroadsMiddle EastSyriaStoppingCoalitionsDegradeMilitary PowerIsilTerrorist GroupsAmerican Leadership Author:Barack Obama
“[Vladimir] Putin wants to keep [Bashar] Assad in power and expand his own military base in Syria, whatever the cost. I even believe he has an interest in more and more people fleeing the country. The flow of refugees improves his negotiating position toward the West, including the German chancellor.” PeopleWantBelieveCountryInterestMilitaryPositionCostFlowWestIncludingSyriaRefugeePutinNegotiatingFleeingAssad Author:Garry Kasparov
“It cannot be an American fight. And I think what the president [Barack Obama] has consistently said - which I agree with - is that we will support those who take the fight to ISIS. That is why we have troops in Iraq that are helping to train and build back up the Iraqi military, why we have special operators in Syria working with the Kurds and Arabs, so that we can be supportive.” ThinkingSaidHelpingFightingPresidentSupportSpecialMilitaryAgreeTrainIraqBarackTroopsConsistentlySyriaSupportiveIsisPresident Barack ObamaOperatorsKurdsTroops In Iraq Author:Hillary Clinton
“We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.” NeedsDealsMilitarySafeIncreaseSpendingZoneSyriaMilitary Spending Author:Jeb Bush
“Looking more deeply at the emergence of ISIS or the chaos that exists in Syria, Yemen and Libya would clearly raise crucial doubts about reliance on military intervention and drone warfare as adequate counterterrorist responses and would call attention to the detrimental effects of US "special relationships" with Israel and Saudi Arabia.” AttentionDoubtSpecialEffectsMilitaryRaisesResponseChaosIsraelCrucialWarfareSyriaAdequateInterventionRelianceIsisArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisEmergenceDronesLibyaDetrimentalYemenSpecial RelationshipMilitary Intervention Author:Richard A. Falk
“OK, so $1 trillion is what it costs to run the federal government for one year. So this money's going to run through September of 2016. Half of the trillion dollars goes to defense spending and the Pentagon. The other half goes to domestic spending - everything from prisons to parks. So there's also about 74 billion in there that goes to the military operations that we have ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria.” YearsGovernmentRunningHalfMilitaryCostDollarsPrisonIraqSpendingDefenseBillionsOperationsParksAfghanistanSeptemberSyriaFederal GovernmentOngoingOther HalfPentagonMilitary OperationsDefense Spending Author:Susan Davis
“We have a strong military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. In countries like Syria, we need a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war. In Libya, the country must first of all be stabilized to stop IS. This means supporting the Libyan government, including in terms of security. We don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past in that country. The situation is extremely dangerous and the next days could be decisive.” WantNeedsFirstsMeanWarEndsCountryGovernmentPastNextStrongTermMistakeSituationSecurityMilitaryDangerousIncludingIraqRepeatsAfghanistanSyriaNext DayBreakthroughDiplomaticLibyaDeployment Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“I think our great task is to make certain that our young men and women in the military do not get sucked into never- ending, perpetual warfare within the quagmire of Syria and Iraq. And I will do my very best to make sure that that doesn't happen.” ThinkingMenHappensYoungCertainMilitaryMen And WomenTasksIraqYoung ManPerpetualWarfareSyriaNever EndingQuagmireMilitary Women Author:Hillary Clinton
“A group of national security experts, military intelligence experts, issued a very concerning statement about Senator Bernie Sanders's views on foreign policy and national security, pointing out some of the comments he has made on these issues, such as inviting Iranian troops into Syria to try to resolve the conflict there; putting them right at the doorstep of Israel.” TryingMadeViewsIssuesGroupsSecurityMilitaryPolicyConflictIsraelStatementsExpertsResolveCommentForeign PolicyTroopsSyriaSenatorsNational SecurityPointingInvitingIranianDoorstepMilitary Intelligence Author:Hillary Clinton
“The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a military strike on [Bashar] Assad will cause him to be encouraged to use more weapons or discouraged. It's easy enough to say - and the president [Barack Obama] says though this will teach him a lesson - but his military strike is intended not to target him individually, not to bring about regime change.” WarEnoughUseCausesEasyPresidentInterestTeachMilitaryLessonsWeaponsStrikesBarackCivil WarTargetRegimesSyriaDiscouragedPresident Barack ObamaAssadBe EncouragedRegime Change Author:Rand Paul
“Those young ones who want to try military jihad are facing a triple issue. First of all, they are missing the point when it comes to understanding what there is at stake from a political viewpoint. How come so many of them are going to Syria and so few to Palestine, even though, when it comes to symbolism, Palestine definitively wins.Then, it is essential to understand that it is not a religious matter. Finally, let's not forget about the recruiters behind their screens. Those ones are quite skillful and well-supported financially.” WantTryingFirstsWellsMatterYoungPoliticalWinningUnderstandingReligiousForgetBehindsIssuesMilitaryMissingEssentialsScreensStakesSyriaPalestineSymbolismViewpointsSkillfulJihadPolitical ViewYoung Ones Author:Tariq Ramadan
“We're making progress. Our military is assisting in Iraq. And we're hoping that within the year we'll be able to push ISIS out of Iraq and then, you know, really squeeze them in Syria.” KnowsYearsAbleProgressMilitaryIraqSyriaIsisAssisting Author:Hillary Clinton
“There is no military solution to the challenges of Syria.” ChallengesMilitarySolutionsSyria Author:David Petraeus
“[Donald Trump] has also promised an intelligence surge [in Syria]. Mike Flynn knows a lot about that. Tactically, Mike Flynn has been fantastic with intelligence when he was in the military. They'll be looking at that.” KnowsHas BeensMilitaryTrumpFantasticSyriaMike Author:Martha Raddatz
“You hardly find any military base in distant areas from the [Syria] cities unless it's an airport or something like this, but most of the military bases or centers within inhabited areas.” CitiesMilitaryAreasBasesSyriaAirportsMilitary Bases Author:Bashar al-Assad
“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
“The minute Mr. Putin decided to put his military forces in Syria, I went to see him. And I said, "Look, here's what I'm doing. I'm not intervening in Syria. But at the same time, if Syria tries to intervene with us, if Iran tries to use Syria to attack us, we'll stop it.” IfsTryingLooksSaidUseForceMinutesMilitaryDecidedIranSyriaPutinMilitary ForceIntervening Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“On the other hand, you have to balance that against expanding our nuclear forces, add to our so-called depleted military, which is already more powerful than the rest of the world combined; attack in Syria, send forces to Syria, start bombing. Who knows what could be next?” KnowsWorldHandsNextForcePowerfulMilitaryBalanceAddNuclearSyriaExpandingBombing Author:Noam Chomsky
“It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need for a deterrent capability to avoid the fate of Iraq, Libya. The use of American military force in Syria thus sends exactly the opposite message as supposedly desired to the leadership in Tehran - and to others. North Korea has been dealt with diplomatically because it has the bomb and might use it if provoked.” IfsNeedsHas BeensUseSeemsMightForceCasesFateMilitaryMessagesWeaponsOppositesPressureIraqDrivenNuclearBombsAcquireIranCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSyriaKoreaNorth KoreaLibyaProvokedMilitary ForceDeterrentTehranAmerican MilitaryMight Use Author:Richard A. Falk
“I'm so thankful a significant majority of Americans are saying no to military intervention. We've got to find a solution that will in the end be one that makes Syria a better country, a better people.” PeopleEndsCountryMilitarySolutionsMajoritySignificantSyriaInterventionSaying NoMilitary Intervention Author:Desmond Tutu
“Currently, the United States has troops in dozens of countries and is actively fighting in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen (with the occasional drone strike in Pakistan). In addition, the United States is pledged to defend 28 countries in NATO. It is unwise to expand the monetary and military obligations of the United States given the burden of our $20 trillion debt.” CountryStatesFightingGivenUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryIraqBurdenDebtStrikesObligationDozenTroopsSyriaPakistanOccasionalMonetaryNatoDronesLibyaUnwiseYemen Author:Rand Paul
“United States military involvement in Syria has deepened since President Trump took office.” PresidentMilitaryOfficeSyriaInvolvement Author:Judy Woodruff
“The military progress both in Syria and in Iraq has been remarkable since President Donald Trump's inauguration. We have continued to liberate areas. We are making tremendous progress in liberating Mosul in Iraq, working with coalition forces, we're moving to position to liberate Raqqa.” MovingPresidentProgressMilitaryRemarkableSyriaLiberatingInauguration Author:Rex W. Tillerson
“I do believe that the Kurds are in a difficult situation. They do have some American support. How consistent that will be is unclear. But they have built up a strong military, and they have begun to build the institutions of an autonomous life in Northern Syria. Turkey's enmity towards the Kurds and their desire to make sure there is no independent Kurdish state or even really autonomous enclave is going to push the Kurds into Bashar Assad's hands over time.” BelieveDesireStrongDifficultSituationSupportMilitaryIndependentConsistentSyria Author:Joshua Landis
“The good news is that the international coalition, in which our military contributes, has done a lot to reduce the ground space, the territory in Iraq, Syria that ISIL once occupied a couple years ago. That's a good thing. And a lot of that, frankly, has occurred in Trump administration, so I'll give them credit for that.” GivingDoneMilitaryCoupleGood ThingsSyria Author:Jeh Johnson
“The trans-Atlantic relationship is strong and must remain so. The U.S. is an ally in the camp of freedom. On security and military questions, whether in Iraq and Syria or in Africa, we are closely tied to one another.” StrongSecurityMilitarySyria Author:Emmanuel Macron
“When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, to become the government, and I'm not sure any country, either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else, who's willing to take on that responsibility.” CountryStatesGovernmentUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesMilitaryWillingInvolvedPreparedIraqOperationsNot SureAfghanistanSyriaBe PreparedGet InvolvedMilitary Operations Author:Colin Powell