John Kerry actually said...

"A negotiated political transition remains Syria's best chance to avoid a further descent into chaos."

"I do believe the time has come to shift our emphasis at the same time to other multilateral vehicles and not just have all our eggs in one basket with respect to Russia."

"If we continue on our current path, it is more likely that they will be angry that the United States stood by and did far less than it could have to accelerate Assad's demise."

"We cannot allow negotiations in the Security Council to block the provision of vital support to the opposition."