I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is little doubt that an unstable Syria will destabilize the whole Middle East.
We've got a very difficult situation created by this embrace of the so-called Arab Spring. And that's not getting better. It's getting worse. The carnage for the people of Syria is horrific, and it's quite frankly too little, too late to reverse a lot of that.
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to see if we can persuade the Syrian authorities to go, as I say, more in that direction of respect for democracy and human rights.
If Syria wants to be part of the international community, there are some conditions that they have to meet. And the first one is to stop embracing the terrorism.
There is no one leader that's going to unify all of Syria that suddenly everyone is going to go, 'Yes, that's a logical place.' They're not unified. They don't have a setup succession like we do in the United States.
I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.
I have sympathy for the people in Syria, and I do think there should be a worldwide response, but we should act cautiously.
Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.
As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.