John Kerry actually said...

"I think it is important to scale up support for the political development of the Syrian opposition to help them improve their internal cohesion and their ability to represent the Syrian people."

"I am also extremely pessimistic that Bashar al-Assad will make any meaningful concessions under any circumstances."

"I truly identify with the statement that Secretary of State Clinton said yesterday that the Kofi Annan plan is the last opportunity."

"We will best serve their interests, as well as our own, if we work broadly with others to limit the most damaging outcomes that lay before us."