John Kerry actually said...

"We owe it to our troops and our civilians, who will face these dangers, to come together as Americans."

"Our effort must come to an end someday, and someday soon, because, as President Obama says, our goal was never to occupy Afghanistan."

"Thank you very much for joining us. And we appreciate your coming to share more details about the President's plan."

"The President was correct to define success in terms of our ability to empower and transfer responsibility to Afghans as rapidly as possible."