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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I happen to be one of those. And I helped negotiate this deal. I would have loved to have seen it do more, but this is the most we could get.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

We call on the government to release political prisoners, including dozens of students, and opposition leaders.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

An Iran with a nuclear weapon would make this aggressive behavior even more concerning.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

We were slow on intelligence. We are providing blankets. We are providing MRE's, but we are not providing some of the defensive lethal support that is necessary.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

the United States is deeply disappointed by the decision to postpone the elections.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

We believe that the Palestinians do not qualify as a state to be able to apply.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

What we are fighting are a group who are naming themselves with a name referring to Islam who have absolutely nothing that has anything to do with Islam.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

A lot of lessons learned from that about inclusivity and having a stake in the process.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

He has suggested that the 2002 ought to be repealed, because there is a distinction between the two.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

Look, the last thing we want to do is see the people of Russia pay the price for what we think are bad political decisions.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

What we can't control is the quality of governance.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

Our preference is to have the Minsk agreement implemented fully and be able to de-escalate the situation.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I hate to be cynical, but when it comes to Russia, they deserve it. They have time and again promised and not delivered.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I have huge admiration for Wendy Sherman. She is a professional, and she works harder than anybody I have met.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I once told Fidel Castro that our embargo was the best thing he had going for him because he could blame a failed economy and a failed political system on the United States, instead of having to take the blame himself.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

I think that we have Feed the Future and Food for Peace, both are taking place there.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

$2 billion out of $50 billion in this budget is dedicated to democracy, promoting democracy and governance and human rights globally.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Feb 23, 2015

We are tracking exactly what a centrifuge is doing, how many centrifuges there are, what their production levels are, where the waste is going.

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