John Kerry actually said...

the absence of diplomatic effort is almost a guarantee of failure.

Emphasizes the importance of diplomatic engagement to avoid failure.

02/22/2016

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If you want peace, by definition, we believe it has to be without Assad.

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Foreign policy is economic policy.