John Kerry actually said...

Now, to those who doubt whether Assad's actions have to have consequences, remember that our inaction absolutely is guaranteed to bring wors...

Let me assure you the President of the United States didn't wake up one day and just kind of flippantly say, 'Let's go take military action ...

If we choose not to act, we will be sending a message to Iran of American ambivalence, American weakness.

President Obama's first priority throughout this process has been and is diplomacy.