You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
[Bashar] Assad has made a series of choices ever since then that is literally destroying his country. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If you can resolve this transition of [Bashar] Assad, that is absolutely possible, but you have to have a clarity for everybody… — 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
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
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
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
[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
People talk about [Bashar] Assad running Syria. He doesn't control his own country. He's down to about 20, 25 percent of the… — 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
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
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
![“You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as [Bashar] Assad is, in fact, there.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long_56711.png)
![“[Bashar] Assad has made a series of choices ever since then that is literally destroying his country.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/john-f-kerry-996_assad_bashar-assad-has-made-a-series-of-choice_2601115.png)
![“If you can resolve this transition of [Bashar] Assad, that is absolutely possible, but you have to have a clarity for everybody about the way forward.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/john-f-kerry-996_assad_if-you-can-resolve-this-transition-of-ba_1070598.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/quotes/i/c33/john-f-kerry-996_assad_and-if-vladimir-putin-does-fight-isil-al_3194708.jpg)
![“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/quotes/i/857/john-f-kerry-996_assad_three-quarters-of-bashar-assad-country-i_2441681.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/quotes/i/eab/john-f-kerry-996_assad_sunni-are-the-majority-of-the-syria-60-t_2625973.png)
![“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/quotes/i/ee2/john-f-kerry-996_airplane_if-russia-is-there-in-syria-alone-fighti_477624.png)
![“[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/quotes/i/f4e/john-f-kerry-996_assad_bashar-assad-himself-has-said-on-several_789819.png)
![“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 is this fiction that he is somehow the only person who can save Syria? There's - with Assad there, there is no Syria. So that's what the Iranians and the…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/john-f-kerry-996_assad_people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-s_24339.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/quotes/i/999/john-f-kerry-996_assad_if-bashar-assad-himself-could-save-this_309200.jpg)
![“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/quotes/i/bfd/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-mean-all-of-these-things-that-bashar-a_3077391.png)