John Kerry actually said...

"the President would have the authority, and the right, and, conceivably, the imperative to respond without any other authorization if Assad were to attack again."

"Here we have weapons of mass destruction that we not only know do exist, but they have been used."

"Do you really want to have a situation where that gas may be available to these groups if it continues to deteriorate, because Assad can use this gas to continue to subjugate his population that is lo..."

"The President stated that he has no interest in an open-ended U.S. involvement in Syria."