John Kerry actually said...

U.S. policy is firm: Bashar al-Assad must go. The longer he remains, the greater the threat to the Syrian people, to the region, and to Iraq.

Kerry emphasizes the urgency of removing Assad for regional stability.

02/06/2012

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Given Iran's dangerous progress, some will argue that engagement has been wasted.

The road ahead will not be easy, and the problems before us posed by Iran's behavior are urgent.

A government that does not respect the rights of its own people will find it increasingly difficult to win the respect that it professes to ...

Sanctions and pressure are not an end in themselves. They are a complement, not a substitute, for the diplomatic solution.