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title: "2 Baghdad Quotes By John F. Kerry"
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> [I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-m-glad-the-president-finally-found-an-economic-development-program/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-mean-all-of-these-things-that-bashar-assad-has-done-there-s-no-way/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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## Other authors on Baghdad

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mohammed-saeed-alsahaf-68860.jpg) Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/mohammed-saeed-al-sahaf/)

## More by John F. Kerry

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-am-sympathetic-to-developing-countries-concerns-because-of-our/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/the-fact-is-that-in-too-many-parts-of-our-country-we-still-have/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/people-talk-about-bashar-assad-running-syria-he-doesn-t-control-his/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-m-an-internationalist-i-d-like-to-see-our-troops-dispersed-through/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [ You cannot bring peace in Syria as long as \[Bashar\] Assad is, in fact, there. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/you-cannot-bring-peace-in-syria-as-long-as-bashar-assad-is-in-fact/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/there-s-an-agreement-that-syria-should-be-a-unified-country-united/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/it-s-very-hard-to-get-other-countries-to-give-up-their-weapons-when/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [There is no bigger judgment for a president of the United States than how you take a nation to war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/there-is-no-bigger-judgment-for-a-president-of-the-united-states-than/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/i-have-confidence-in-my-campaign-i-have-assembled-a-great-team-that/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/in-a-few-years-you-should-be-able-to-plug-your-american-made-plug-in/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know something must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/unlike-washington-which-is-stuck-in-ideological-gridlock-americans/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [America must always be the world's paramount military power, but we can magnify our power through alliances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/america-must-always-be-the-world-s-paramount-military-power-but-we/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/we-should-not-allow-a-tiny-minority-of-shoddy-scientists-and-science/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [Jesus did not help just the sick who could afford to pay for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/jesus-did-not-help-just-the-sick-who-could-afford-to-pay-for-it/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

> [War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/war-should-be-not-a-war-of-choice-it-should-be-a-war-of-necessity-and/)

[John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/)

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