John Kerry actually said...

"We have urged them, in fact, to try to reach out to the opposition and bring them into a greater degree to the governance."

"We have a responsibility to always press for the growth of civil society."

"On Iran and North Korea, two issues of vital national security interest to the United States, Russia has been supportive."

"We are saving 5 million lives in Africa through PEPFAR in what we are doing."