John Kerry: “The final comment I wanted to make was a tribute to my colleague, Senator Smith. At least from my point of view, and I…”

“The final comment I wanted to make was a tribute to my colleague, Senator Smith. At least from my point of view, and I believe truly from his, we have worked at this together and sometimes separately over the course of the last years. We have disagreed on some aspects of it. But I want to pay tribute to his personal involvement and commitment to this. I never doubted how much he personally cares about it. We may have a difference in approach on strategy, but I do not believe that either of us disagree about the goal or what we are trying to achieve. I pay tribute to the depth of his commitment, the number of trips he has taken, the risks he has taken, and the extent of time he has put into it. I think it has helped enormously to serve this country to understand the dynamics. I do not agree with all of his judgments, as we shall see and understand but, nevertheless, he deserves that credit and that respect.”