John Kerry actually said...

"I certainly support it. And I hope Afghanistan will be on the agenda, that the Iranians will take a strategic look at their own interests."

"It demonstrates to the Afghan population that the United States and allied presence is not an occupation."

"What our troops are doing is extraordinary, and extraordinarily difficult. We have an obligation to make certain that we give them a strategy that is worthy of their sacrifice."

"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."