The United States condemns the use of violence against peacefully demonstrating citizens in Syria.

The Syrian government must end the use of violence now and promptly enact meaningful reforms that respect the democratic aspirations of Syrian citizens.

We deplore the use of violence and we're very concerned about what we've -- the reports we've seen from Syria.

I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence committed against peaceful protesters by the Syrian Government today and over the past few weeks.

I call upon the Syrian authorities to refrain from any further violence against peaceful protestors.

I condemn in the strongest possible terms the bombing in Jerusalem today.

An escalation of violence is not in anybody's interest.

Innocent civilians were beaten, imprisoned, and in some cases killed.

Violence against the civilian population of Libya must cease.

It coarsens our culture, and at its worst, it can send signals to the most extreme elements of our society that perhaps violence is a justifiable response.

We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes.

Today, violence is at the lowest level since March of 2004.

Eight million Iraqis went to the polls, defied the terrorists, defied the violence. And they voted.

The bombings should remind all of us that there is an enemy in this world that is willing to kill innocent people.

Today's terrorist bombings in Amman were cowardly attacks on innocent Jordanians and their guests.

We can expect there to be increasing violence from the terrorists.

We will not be intimidated by thugs and assassins.

Religious people do not murder innocent citizens.