John Kerry actually said...

"I hope these hearings will give the American people the answers they deserve, but there are troubling questions that need to be answered."

"The goal is a negotiated solution which results in the departure of Assad and the free choice of the Syrian people for their future."

"How can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip Assad has on his power?"

"It is a guarantee that if the United States does not act together with other countries, we know what Assad will do."