John Kerry actually said...

"We cannot afford for Hezbollah or any terrorist group determined to strike the United States to have incentives to acquire or use chemical weapons."

"And now today you'd hear Senator -- Secretary Kerry and the others on the panel talk about degrading the Assad's regime capability to deliver these weapons and the likelihood that that will shift the ..."

"Assad must be held accountable for using these weapons in defiance of the international community."

"The word of the United States must mean something. It is vital currency in foreign relations and international and allied commitments."