John Kerry actually said...

"there will be no boots on the ground in this operation."

"the President didn't create this red line. This is a red line that a Republican or Democrat President would--or should enforce."

"if the United States of America cannot stand up and make real what we have said with respect to the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians, that we then open Pandora's b..."

"Look, do you want to play politics here or do you want to get a policy in place?"