This arrest is Syria's way of saying that we're ready for a deal - of course, a backdoor deal.... They are not ready for public humiliation. They don't want to be completely humiliated in front of an international audience. And the US doesn't want to hear this kind of yes. The US is insisting that Syria make a clear break with the past.
Quotes about syrias (11 Quotes)
Syria's in for a very dark period ahead, ... The president is in a real struggle to keep people close to him.
The government of Syria's failure to provide protection to diplomatic premises, in the face of warnings that violence was planned, is inexcusable.
I think that Syria's in their cross hairs, as well as Iran and, quite frankly, our Arab 'friends',
As a state-owned entity with inadequate money laundering and terrorist financing controls, the Commercial Bank of Syria poses a significant risk of being used to further the Syrian Government's continuing support for international terrorist groups. The serious risks posed by CBS have not been adequately mitigated by the Syrian Government's limited efforts to address deficiencies in Syria's financial system.
Syria's neighbors are concerned about the actions that it has taken in a number of regards. They're concerned about foreign fighters transiting through Syria and going into Iraq to carry out attacks on innocent civilians or coalition forces or Iraqi forces,
So Syria's biggest problems are with its neighbors and we certainly stand with those neighbors as they seek a change in Syrian behavior.
I think Syria's cooperation has been grudging at best. I think they've tried the lowest common denominator approach to see what they can get away with. This really is obstruction of justice on their part.
Let there be no ambiguity about the American view that Syria's lack of cooperation ... is not acceptable,
It's in Syria's interest to remove any cloud, any stigma, any questioning about where it's coming from and what it's doing,
Syria's record on terrorism in my estimation is worse than even Iraq's,