John Kerry actually said...

"But as President of the United States, he also believes that his constitutional authority is vital and his ability as Commander in Chief to fully empower his military to be able to effect what he need..."

"President Obama deserves credit for having made the decision, which I think was key, that he was not going to move until they began to make the moves to put a government change in place."

"The President has made it clear it is not his policy. And I have never seen anybody more adamant about that."

"There is no question that we authorized this government to go after al-Qaeda wherever they were."