John Kerry actually said...

I'm in favor of direct talks, but I think, right now, to have proximity talks is not the worst we can do.

I think it's time, after 43 years from the 1967 war, that the United States articulated our own views on the way this conflict should end.

I remain convinced that exhaustive--and if necessary coercive--diplomacy with Iran remains the preferred path to prevent these grave outcome...

I want to applaud the commitment to science and ocean conservation that you have shown during the first year of your tenure.