John Kerry actually said...

"I come to this issue with a fairly significant background in this area."

"The goal of our mission in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan."

"What's long been missing, in my view, is a coherent U.S. national policy--a clear statement of our objectives and a clear plan for achieving them."

"I am very concerned and I think it is incumbent upon not only the President and his administration, but those of us in Congress to be very clear about why we are there, what the objective is, what the..."