I accept that friends of ours have decided that the President's non-strike has somehow impacted perceptions of us. But I believe they are dead wrong and I think the critics are dead wrong, and here's why. The President [Barack Obama] made his decision to strike. He announced his decision to strike publicly. And the purpose of the strike was to get the chemical weapons out of Syria. That's the purpose.
John F. KerryThe Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy.
John F. KerryI voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations.
John F. KerryIraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and therefore any advance in Iraq is an advance forward in that.
John F. KerryAmerica is the one that has led the effort to strengthen NATO and strengthen the front-line states against Russia's pressures.
John F. Kerry