John Kerry actually said...

"There is little reason to conclude that the Libyan opposition will any time soon be able to defeat the Libyan Government."

"We cannot be confident of the agenda of the opposition toward either the Libyan people or various United States interests, including counterterrorism."

"This all argues for reducing the immediate aims of American foreign policy and giving priority to humanitarian as opposed to political goals."

"that would be an al-Qaeda recruiter's dream and something that we had a national interest in avoiding"