John Kerry actually said...

"you cannot find another country . . . not one country . . . that is as proactively engaged, that is partnering with so many Middle Eastern countries as constructively as we are on so many high stake f..."

"We value Saudi Arabia's support for continuing negotiations to achieve the administration's goals of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

"an essential partner for peace"

"In Egypt, we believe that the Egyptian people should be represented by an inclusive democratically elected civilian government."