John Kerry actually said...

"it is time for the defensive strategy we and our international partners have pursued thus far to transition to an offensive strategy."

"There will be a review of some kind, and that is what we ought to sit down and work out."

"Our coalition partners need to know it. The men and women of our armed forces need to know it."

"The world will be watching what we together are willing and able to do, and this, obviously, is not a partisan issue."