--- description: The United Nations Ambassador defended the United States' decision to conduct unilateral airstrikes against Syria title: Read Nikki Haley's Remarks to the U.N. Following U.S. Airstrikes on Syria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753524c339796176/6988c1f3cf40a8847bc47228/nikki-haley-un-post-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Nikki Haley's Remarks to the United Nations Following U.S. Airstrikes on Syria  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2017 8:42 PM CUT  United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Syria, at UN headquarters, April 7, 2017 in New York City. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Syria, at UN headquarters, April 7, 2017 in New York City.Drew Angerer—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2017 8:42 PM CUT [United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley](http://time.com/4724169/nikki-haley-syria-assad-war-criminal/ "undefined") defended the United States’ decision to conduct [unilateral airstrikes against Syria](http://time.com/4731128/syrian-airstrikes-trump-questions/ "undefined") in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. “It was time to say ‘enough,’ but not only say it – it was time to act,” Haley told the council. [“Bashar al-Assad ](http://time.com/4405881/bashar-al-assad-syria-interview-isis/ "undefined")must never use chemical weapons again. Ever.” Haley had insinuated in earlier remarks on Wednesday that the United States might act unilaterally because of the horrors inflicted by the [chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun](http://time.com/4728144/syria-chemical-attack-family/ "undefined") that killed dozens. Here are Haley’s full remarks. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4731560/nikki-haley-united-nations-syria-airstrikes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4731560/nikki-haley-united-nations-syria-airstrikes/"},"headline":"Read Nikki Haley's Remarks to the United Nations Following U.S. Airstrikes on Syria","datePublished":"2017-04-07T20:42:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:17:55.720Z","description":"\"It was time to say 'enough,' but not only say it – it was time to act\"","url":"https://time.com/4731560/nikki-haley-united-nations-syria-airstrikes/","keywords":["Syria","United Nations","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753524c339796176/6988c1f3cf40a8847bc47228/nikki-haley-un-post-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt753524c339796176/6988c1f3cf40a8847bc47228/nikki-haley-un-post-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nikki Haley Discusses Recent U.S. Airstrikes In Syria","caption":"Nikki Haley Discusses Recent U.S. Airstrikes In Syria","creditText":"Drew Angerer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/syria/","name":"Syria"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4731560/nikki-haley-united-nations-syria-airstrikes/","name":"Read Nikki Haley's Remarks to the United Nations Following U.S. Airstrikes on Syria"}}]}] ```