John Kerry actually said...

"Ambassador Ford's courageous actions on the ground in Syria these past months have been a great credit to him, to the Foreign Service, and to the United States."

"But in the midst of all this, it seems to me that as much as anything else--and clearly this is about regime change."

"I think it is going to be really hard for an Islamist to go to one of these young guys who was thanking us, who thought America was on their side, and convince them to join some sort of anti-American ..."

"Budget realities, however, have placed a premium on projecting U.S. power not only effectively, but efficiently."