John Kerry actually said...

"No. I think that the Taliban -- well, winning -- I think it is a losing proposition right now, in the sense that it's going downhill and backwards. The Taliban is resurgent in the south. And there are..."

"Well, the truth is, as I think General Pace said over the weekend, every member of the coalition, ourselves included, have been dragging their feet."

"If -- if Afghanistan goes backwards, we are in serious trouble."

"Well, I think that is ridiculous, on its face."