John Kerry: “I do not think the American public, and I do not think Congress, will…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014

I do not think the American public, and I do not think Congress, will support the United States policing a region that will not police itself.

Said by

Democratic · Massachusetts

Source

Kerry emphasizes the need for regional nations to take responsibility.

More from John Kerry

Jul 10, 2025

Without a border protected you don’t have a nation.

Jul 12, 2023

I think I am pursuing common sense for political right, political left, republican, democrat.

Jul 12, 2023

no country can solve the climate crisis alone. This requires multilateralism automatically.

Jul 12, 2023

No, that's not acceptable. And I believe it was an algorithm that kicked that out kind of crazily.

Other voices in this conversation

John Kerry: “I do not think the American public, and I do not think Congress, will support the United States policing a region that…”