John Kerry actually said...

"The chemical weapons attack against innocent civilians in Syria is an indirect attack on America's security, with broader implications for the region and the world."

"I repeat here again today that only the most willful desire to avoid reality can assert that this did not occur as described, or that the regime did not do it."

"You, the United States Congress, passed the Syria Accountability Act, which says Syria's chemical weapons threaten the security of the Middle East and the national security interests of the United Sta..."

"The bottom line is the president has no intention and will not and we do not want to put American troops on the ground to fight this -- or be involved in the fighting of this civil war, period."