We cannot continue to see the Middle East in the context of 9/11. We must see it in the context of 2011. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
America that has done more to support Israel than any other country cannot be true to our own values if we allow… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
What is happening is policy in Israel is being driven by the settlers who don't support a two-state solution, who want their… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Nobody's interests are served by what's happening in Syria today. It's a catastrophe. It's the worst human catastrophe since World War II.… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
American soldiers [are] going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. But… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We have staring us in the face here an enormous opportunity to actually find a way forward to have peace and stability… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
This revolution began with young people in Syria demonstrating because they wanted a future. They wanted opportunity, education, and so forth. They… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The agreement is fundamentally that we want to try to resolve this. The agreement is that ISIL is a threat to everybody,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It is the duty of any president, in the final analysis, to defend this nation and dispel the security threat. Saddam Hussein… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
So my judgment is that Syria will move; Syria will change, as it embraces a legitimate relationship with the United States and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Palestinians need to stop the incitement. They need to stop that kind of activity. But at the same time, there is a… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is critical to the outcome of the war on terror, and… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
As I have said for two years now, when Osama Bin Laden and al-Qaeda were cornered in the mountains of Tora Bora,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Our military is overextended. Nine out of 10 active-duty Army divisions are either in Iraq, going to Iraq or have come back… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
After Mitt Romney said it would be naive to go into Pakistan to pursue the terrorists, it took President Obama, against the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It appears that with the deadline for exile come and gone, Saddam Hussein has chosen to make military force the ultimate weapons… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There is some schedule showing what you (need) to do to get Iraqis standing up and defending themselves which is now suddenly… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Those localized efforts take a long time and they don't deal with the larger issue of ISIL and the question of what… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Glossed over the disastrous war and its multibillion-dollar price tag and implied again that our presence in Iraq is somehow improving the… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
It's likely that people will say we're all interested in destroying - ISIL is a threat to everybody. There isn't one country… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote,… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Let me just say you could end this violence within a very short period of time, have a complete ceasefire - which… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s their fields… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the country. What… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
There's an agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united; that it needs to be secular; that ISIL needs to be taken on;… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
In a few years, you should be able to plug your American-made plug-in hybrid into the outlet in your garage, so that you never… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must… — John F. Kerry Copy Share
America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts, — John F. Kerry Copy Share
War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort. — John F. Kerry Copy Share
![“Three-quarters of [Bashar Assad] country is displaced. It's in Jordan, it's in Lebanon, it's in Turkey, and in the desert. The threat is that those people in the desert and others could become the next acolytes of ISIL if we don't find a way to join together to go after ISIL.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/857/john-f-kerry-996_assad_three-quarters-of-bashar-assad-country-i_2441681.jpg)
![“American soldiers [are] going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the ñ of ñ the historical customs, religious customs.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a34/john-f-kerry-996_american-soldier_american-soldiers-are-going-into-the-hom_2278800.jpg)
![“Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite element, which is about 12, 13 percent. And because of the choices Assad made, it's very difficult to see how you resolve this without buy-in from the Sunni world.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eab/john-f-kerry-996_assad_sunni-are-the-majority-of-the-syria-60-t_2625973.png)
![“And if [Vladimir Putin] does fight ISIL alone, how does it work out for Russia to have sided with Assad, sided with Iran, sided with Hizballah, when they're trying to reach out to the rest of the Sunni world in the region? That's not a good equation for Russia.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c33/john-f-kerry-996_assad_and-if-vladimir-putin-does-fight-isil-al_3194708.jpg)
![“[Bashar] Assad himself has said on several occasions recently that if the people of Syria don't believe I should be there in the future, then I would step - I would leave. He has said it. He has, on occasion, hinted that he wants a political settlement of one kind or another. I think it's up to…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f4e/john-f-kerry-996_assad_bashar-assad-himself-has-said-on-several_789819.png)
![“I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play along that you could actually achieve peace, because there are 65 million Sunni in between Baghdad and the border of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, who will never, ever again accept Assad…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bfd/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-mean-all-of-these-things-that-bashar-a_3077391.png)
![“If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work together to stabilize the government, save the institutions of government, and turn on ISIL and preserve Syria." That could happen. It all depends on one man, and Russia and…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/999/john-f-kerry-996_assad_if-bashar-assad-himself-could-save-this_309200.jpg)
![“If Russia is there [in Syria] alone fighting them [ISIL], guess what? Russia becomes the target and Russia starts seeing - who knows - MANPADs will find their way in there, airplanes will fall out of the sky. They will become vilified. They'll become the new magnet, together with Assad, for the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ee2/john-f-kerry-996_airplane_if-russia-is-there-in-syria-alone-fighti_477624.png)
