John Kerry actually said...

It is critical. Absolutely critical and the first steps have been taken. I believe he understands the challenge.

What we've done is we've stop the onslaught that is what we were able to achieve with air power. They were moving towards Erbil and Baghdad....

It is imperative, I cannot underscore how important it is that this be one nation with all the different parties coming together.

This will take time. You and others should not be looking for some massive retreat within the next week or two.