John Kerry actually said...

The message we are sending to the Syrian people is that this movement is a Syrian movement, and that the United States and the international...

We have big interest in that part of the world. And it can be positive change, and we should be supporting democratic transitions throughout...

There is no going back to the status quo. Assad's regime cannot continue to use torture and killing to break the will of the Syrian people.

We have made clear our view that Assad cannot lead a democratic transition, that we have no American interest in the continuation of his gov...