John Kerry actually said...

"we ought to at least acknowledge what would likely be happening in eastern Libya today, had Qadhafi's forces continued their march"

"I predict you are looking at an enormous multiyear effort to help this country essentially become a functioning country."

"this was probably the most rapid multinational military response to an impending human rights crisis in history"

"As Senator Kerry said, the idea of a pay-as-you-go formula ought to be the going-in assumption."