John F. Kerry: “I am troubled by the damage done to our image around the world; I am concerned by our loss of focus in fighting…”

It's about candor. It's about telling the full story.

I will continue to oppose every bad policy, to question every baseless assertion, and to advocate for a wiser course that will make our country more secure.

This is the most important part of this hearing, as far as I am concerned, so I apologize for not being able to listen to each of you.

We need to get back to building this bipartisanship in foreign policy. It is critical.