Antony Blinken actually said...

"We will not fully succeed in destroying Daesh until we resolve the civil war in Syria."

"The U.S. must provide more decisive leadership to protect the civilian population."

"The conflict continues to be fueled by patrons and proxies with very divergent interests."

"Our primary task is to defeat Daesh, which poses the most immediate threat to our citizens, to our country, to our allies and partners."