John Kerry actually said...

"I mean, Iraq was on the brink 2 months ago, and many people were talking about, oh, my god, is it going to break up?"

"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."

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

"The President absolutely, clearly, by almost any legal standard that I can imagine is not violating the Constitution."