John Kerry actually said...

"In the long term, the best way to eliminate piracy and extremism in and around Somalia is to help establish stability, the rule of law, and functional inclusive governance there."

"it seems to me that actually, there is no law whatsoever that would prevent--"

"These attacks have claimed innocent lives and they've imposed a very significant financial cost on companies engaged in shipping."

"Many people were not even aware of modern piracy; they thought of it largely as being contained to Southeast Asia."