John Kerry actually said...

"There is simply no way the richest and most powerful nation in the world can simply look away."

"I want to help where I can. We will have some differences, but on behalf of the American people, thank you for being involved."

"The costs for Russia's violations of international law--the cost of making Russia more isolated--not just from the United States, but from the international community--is a cost that Russia should not..."

"What's impossible to calculate are the dangers in a world without American leadership and the vacuum that would create for extremists and ideologues to exploit."