John Kerry actually said...

"We supported the Southerners' right to self-determination, and that's why we have the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that we have today."

"We have to talk with them. And we have to do that based on principles."

"That's easy. Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms."

"We must also not underestimate the likelihood, known to all of us on the ground in Haiti, of violent social unrest."