Rex W. Tillerson Quotes About Syria

Quotes about: Syria

• I think continued actions by Bashar al-Assad clearly call into any question of him expecting to have any legitimacy to continue as the leader of Syria. With each of those actions, like attack with conventional weapons, barrel bombs and block humanitarian aid he really undermines his own legitimacy.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Block, Thinking, Leader

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• Our priority in Syria, really hasn't changed. I think the President Donald Trump has been quite clear. First and foremost, we must defeat ISIS.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Thinking, Priorities, President

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• 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.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Military, Moving, Progress

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• 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.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  War, Party, Thinking

  "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. April 9, 2017.

• We're hopeful that Russia will choose to play a constructive role in supporting ceasefires through their own Astana talks, but also, ultimately, through Geneva. And if we can achieve ceasefires in zones of stabilization in Syria, then I believe we will have the conditions to begin a useful political process.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Believe, Hopeful, Political

  "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. April 9, 2017.

• My understanding, I was not standing nearby, but my understanding is that President Xi Jinping said, "Well, no one should kill children." The Chinese have since issued their own statement on the Syria attack itself.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Children, Understanding, Chinese

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• I do not think Syria can achieve international recognition in the future - even if they work through a successful political process, you know, the international community simply is not going to accept a Syria led by the Assad regime.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Successful, Thinking, Community

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

• 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.

  Rex W. Tillerson

  Thinking, People, President

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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