John Kerry actually said...

"I believe there is a negligible chance we can ever get them to accept that, or that we could ever set in motion a debate in that country where, no matter what was offered to them, it would be a desira..."

"I believe we and Iran are fated to engage one another and that engagement will begin in the next year or so."

"The effect on United States standing in the Muslim world would be massive, wiping out the goodwill our new administration has generated."

"The Iranian nuclear pretensions are inherently destabilizing."