I am absolutely appalled that the United States is going to betray those democratic forces in northern Syria. The president, who allowed Khashoggi to be cut in pieces without any repercussions whatsoever, is now allowing the Christians and the Kurds to be massacred by the Turks. The President of the United States is in danger of losing the mandate of heaven if he permits this to happen.—Pat Robertson, Evangelical Leader and Trump Supporter

We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake. —Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley

Some of the stories that have inspired me the most this year … The young Iranian woman who eventually set herself on fire because she wasn't able to go to the game … Those are all the stories that inspire me so much, but they also admittedly make me a little bit sad and a little bit disappointed. —Megan Rapinoe, FIFA Women Player of the Year

We are ready to help Saudi Arabia protect their people. They need to make clever decisions, as Iran did by buying our S300, as Mr. Erdogan did by deciding to buy the most advanced S400 air defense systems. These kinds of systems are capable of defending any kind of infrastructure in Saudi Arabia from any kind of attack.—Vladimir Putin

Having failed at piracy, the US resorts to outright blackmail—deliver us Iran’s oil and receive several million dollars or be sanctioned yourself. Sounds very similar to the Oval Office invitation I received a few weeks back. It is becoming a pattern.—Javad Zarif on US Cash Offer to Tanker Captain

I think Iran is a country of tremendous potential. We’re not looking for leadership change. We’re not looking for that kind of change. This country has been through that many times before, that doesn’t work. We’re looking for no nuclear weapons, no ballistic missiles and a longer period of time, very simple and have it done in a short period of time and I believe that Iran can be a great nation. —Trump at G7

When I went to Dayton and when I went to El Paso, and I went into those hospitals, the love for me – and ‘me’ maybe as the representative of the country – but for me, and my love for them was unparalleled … Not only did they meet with me, they were pouring out of the rooms. The doctors were coming out of the operating rooms. There were hundreds and hundreds of people all over the floor.—Donald Trump

We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people.—Former President Barack Obama

They said “send her back” but Speaker @SpeakerPelosi didn’t just make arrangements to send me back, she went back with me . So grateful for the honor to return to Mother Africa with the @TheBlackCaucus and commemorate The Year of Return! —Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

He tells them to go back where they came from. What do we say? We’re not going back, and in fact, we’re not going anywhere — we’re going to the White House. That’s where we’re going.—Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris