John Kerry actually said...

"Absolutely. I mean, look, we are convinced we have the authority."

"I believe that Senator--the remarks made by Senator Menendez, Senator Flake, Senator Perdue, and others about the need to come together as a Congress and have a meaningful AUMF are important."

"I urge you to pass the President's AUMF because it provides the necessary authority and flexibility to wage our current campaign."

"They are comfortable with what we shared with them, and Saud al-Faisal, the senior Foreign Minister in the world, I might add, publicly sat with me at a press conference in which he articulated their ..."