John Kerry actually said...

"There was a conscious decision in the Congress, and we plussed up."

"We need to change President Assad's calculation. That is clear."

"The centrifuges are spinning, the clock is ticking, and they seem to be managing the sanctions that we have levied so far."

"The North Koreans, it appears, believe that, you know--they literally believe--I mean, we are told that they believe we are prepared to go to war with them."