John Kerry actually said...

"A strategy for success must include narrowly defined, achievable goals like protecting key population centers."

"Do we have a reliable partner in the Karzai government?"

"This is a decision that the President of the United States has made, but ultimately all of us share responsibility for its consequences."

"What happens in Pakistan, particularly near the Afghan border, will, in my judgment, do more to determine the outcome in Afghanistan than any increase in troops or shift in strategy."