John Kerry actually said...

This is a very open-ended proposal with no specific limits on types of forces that would be used, with no limit on their duration.

How can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip Assad has on his power?

If the United States, which has the greatest capacity to do that, does not help lead that effort, then shame on us.

It is a guarantee that if the United States does not act together with other countries, we know what Assad will do.