"I hope there will be stability and security in all parts of Iraq and neighboring Arab countries. I hope there will be…"

"The real test will be how committed he is to govern via the democratic playbook, and not just borrow the vocabulary."

"I believe his extremist and violent past has taught him how to navigate the future. You can change. You can grow. He …"

"He has grown from revolution to governance, and I believe he has the ability to lead and impact the real future of th…"

"There were no portraits of him on the wall, no slogans, no flags. Just a man trying to unite a map of Syria into a co…"

"He wants to build a future for his people, for the region, and for Syria to come out of the dark and take its rightfu…"

"He's not even pretending that he's going to bring a democracy to Syria. He's bringing an Islamic state to Syria in wh…"

"He was cheered by even larger crowds and people picked up the car he was driving and carried it on their shoulders th…"

"The president of Syria is working very, very hard – strong guy, tough guy, pretty rough resume. But you're not going …"

"How many dangers we have avoided by not abandoning Syria, leaving it as a farm for Iranian expansion, spreading secta…"