Rex Tillerson: “The United States should speak up for the principles of democracy and free speech, and these principles must be at the…”

The United States does not seek to fight the Syrian government or pro-Syrian government forces.

Interim local political arrangements that give voice to all groups and ethnicities supportive of Syria's broader political transition must emerge with international support.

If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.

Our approach to human rights begins by acknowledging that American leadership requires moral clarity.