John Kerry actually said...

"that would be an al-Qaeda recruiter's dream and something that we had a national interest in avoiding"

"I think it's hard to suggest that, even with a stalemate, if that's where we are--and I want to come back to that in a minute--that, with a Qadhafi who can't sell his oil, with a Qadhafi who has a div..."

"I don't think we should underestimate the strength of the nonmilitary measures that are now in place to pressure the regime."

"There is little reason to conclude that the Libyan opposition will any time soon be able to defeat the Libyan Government."