“not to allow Lebanon to be a passage for conspiracy against Syria.”
Bashar Assad
“What they're saying, too, is like, it's OK for Israel to have nuclear weapons. But Iran or Syria better not get nuclear weapons. ... It's OK for Israel to occupy Palestine, ... for the United States to occupy Iraq, but it's not OK for Syria to be in Lebanon. They're a bunch of (expletive) hypocrites.”
Cindy Sheehan
“independent Lebanon, a democratic Lebanon, with a good relationship with Syria.”
Walid Jumblatt
“Lebanon should not remain an open battlefield against Israel and this state-within-state status should end.”
“a dangerous attack on both Syria and Lebanon.”
Rafiq Hariri
“As far as 'Syria next on the list', we made clear that it is not,”
Jack Straw
“We did not hinder the investigation. The main objective for Syria was to uncover and give a full picture of how the crime happened.”
Fayssal Mekdad
