Clinton condemned on 12 July both the attacks and the incumbent government, stating that al-Assad had "lost legitimacy", and that "President Assad is not indispensable and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power."
7月12日，克林顿同时谴责了袭击和现任政府，表示阿萨德已经失去了“合法性”，“总统阿萨德并不是不可缺少的，我们对于他继续掌权没有任何投入。