Vladimir Putin Quotes

ISIS is in many ways a creation of the Syrian regime.

Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.

You cannot fight one terrorist organization by making use of another terrorist organization.

The fact is, the Middle East has been going crazy for 50, 60, 70 years. So it's not like, 'Oh, I need an ISIS joke.'

ISIS is even at war with its most natural ally, al Qaeda in Syria.

Syria is still the foundation of the axis of evil, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to transfer Israel's northern front to the axis of evil.

The only people that have ever fought ISIS in Syria is not the regime; it is the Free Syrian Army.

I will knock the hell out of ISIS.

We've got to keep fighting, and I will defeat ISIS.

The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel.

Isis Remains! ISIS Expands!.

The Iraqis, because they had become so tired of war, they were very peaceful and easy to work with. But the Syrian children—–the boys—–they have this idea, "We have to go back to Syria to fight": They hear this constantly from their fathers—–you're going to be a soldier and go back to Syria—–so they're little rebels, not little kids. It's all about ... how they need to go back and avenge what happened.

ISIS despises the Russian government for its support of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and so it's no surprise that ISIS began targeting Russia in 2015, around the same time that Russia first intervened in the Syrian civil war.

Russia isn't likely to have any more military success in Syria and Iraq than has the United States.

There's a reason ISIS exists, which is because we've invaded countries, and they hate the Western world. I'm not forgiving them; I'm just saying there's a reason.

There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be able to paint Israel as having an alliance with the states fighting against them.

When you project weakness throughout the world, and you have a failed foreign policy, this is what you get. And now we have chaos in the Middle East, have ISIS taking over Iraq, Syria, Northern Africa, Egypt.

The threats against Israel are growing.

To ISIS and others: We will defeat you.

The success of ISIS is largely tied to the safe haven it has in Syria.

I've often said that the ISIS-Syria-Iraq mess is about as bad as it could be.

ISIS has never fought a real battle.

Russia is not engaged in a fight against Daesh in Syria. On the contrary, they are actually targeting moderate opposition.

All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.

Terrorism against our nation will not stand.