Bashar al-Assad - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Bashar al-Assad Index / People Transcripts Colin Kahl ...and in Syria you had the [Bashar al-] Assad government in control of the wester... ...east. We weren't going to partner with Assad against ISIS, but also—toppling Assa... ...Assad against ISIS, but also—toppling Assad was not something we had a... Stephen Kroft ...use chemical weapons,” to [Bashar al-] Assad , “that will be a red flag, and th... Martin Dempsey ...congressional authority to respond to Assad 's use of chemical weapons. But there'... ...the president to destroy Bashar al- Assad 's aircraft and helicopters on th... Kenneth Roth ...we were able to convince [Bashar al-] Assad to get rid of the chemical weapons,... ...lots of legitimate purposes. But the Assad government extensively dropped chlorin... ...had the capacity to turn it on and off, Assad 's war crimes. In the end, the Russia... ...But during much of the war, the Assad government was completely dependent o... ...you're talking about, that would get Assad to curtail his human rights abuses. ... ...tool. If you just repeat over and over, Assad can't slaughter civilians withou... Show more... Ben Rhodes ...people who are supporting [Bashar al-] Assad in Syria,” is the most obvious one. S... ...Putin doubling down on his support for Assad , Putin taking in Edward Snowden... John Kerry ...meet with President [Bashar Hafez al-] Assad ; people in the administration couldn'... ...your book a little bit about Bashar al- Assad 's view of the Syrian people in 200... ...Yes. I had a three-hour dinner with Assad in which he explained to me his fear... ...here in ten years you may see Mullah Assad with a beard, [unclear].” He wa... ...and whatever.” But the bottom line is, Assad desperately wanted technology. H... ...Putin said, “Let me tell you something. Assad 's no beauty. And he's made a hug... Show more... Hillary Clinton ...the civil war in Syria and [Bashar al-] Assad 's crackdown? Well, there was a bi... ...we had done a better job to try to stop Assad and the Iranians earlier, it would hav... ...Iranians provided the ground troops. Assad kept his Alawite minority in control... Antony Blinken ...vacuum with the departure of Bashar al- Assad that would be filled by even wors... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Science Science go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Immigration Immigration go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the Wartime Presidency Wartime Presidency