Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim.
Elliott Abrams
The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise.
I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.
Bashar al-Assad
Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
Abdallah II of Jordan
There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.
Walid Jumblatt
The U.S. relationship with Bahrain is obviously more complicated than with Syria and Iran.
Rebecca MacKinnon
Hezbollah is not fighting for Syria. Hezbollah is not fighting for Iran. Hezbollah is fighting for Lebanon.
Hassan Nasrallah
The situation in Syria is quite different from Libya.
Fareed Zakaria
We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq.
Sam Brownback