John Kerry actually said...

"But, despite our best efforts, there are challenges: corruption, predatory behavior, incompetence still evident within the Afghan army and police."

"The future of the security forces is only part of the discussion of what kind of Afghan state we can afford to leave behind."

"Let me be clear, I don't know of any serious policy person who believes that a unilateral precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan would somehow serve our interests or anybody's interests."

"the Karzai government has not been as enthusiastic about decentralization as we have been"