John Kerry actually said...

"I am very encouraged that various tribal figures in Anbar and Hawija... have come forward to offer to mobilize Sunni Arab fighters against the Islamic State."

"While Iran has, in common with the emerging international consensus, a strong interest in seeing ISIL defeated, we remain deeply concerned about many aspects of Iran's foreign policy in the region."

"The United States, I think it is clear, is going to have to help lead that effort."

"We are strongest in the national challenge that we face when we speak with one voice, as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together as Americans."