Country Quotes by John F. Kerry
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Kerry points out that emissions are wiping out crops in developing nations, linking climate harm to food security. He also describes how political conflict—like the fragmented control in Syria or the Israeli‑Palestinian tension—creates endless disputes. Finally, he notes how hard it is for countries to give up weapons while new ones are being built.
![“[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)
![“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)
![“I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how educated, intelligent, and patriotic they are. They want to go back. They love their country. And there are so many of them still in Jordan and in refugee camps in Lebanon and in Turkey, that if you…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/john-f-kerry-996_believe_i-met-with-many-of-a-number-of-syrian-re_3087524.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)
