John Kerry actually said...

"The future course of our mission in Afghanistan has become one of the most important and one of the most difficult questions that we face."

"I am concerned because, at the very moment when our troops and our allies' troops are sacrificing more and more, our plan, our path, our progress seem to be growing less and less clear."

"President Obama has promised to weigh the recommendations of the top commander in Afghanistan--GEN Stanley McChrystal--on whether to commit more troops to this effort."

"First, it will be the Afghans who must ultimately win or lose the struggle with the Taliban."