President Quotes by John F. Kerry
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John F. Kerry reminds us that a president’s biggest test is how they lead a nation into war. He compares past leaders, noting how Obama tried to welcome troops and revive America’s moral image, while Bush focused on military strength. The quotes stress the need to keep promises made by earlier presidents.
![“I heard Katty Kay's name and I know Katty Kay said we didn't have a plan. Well, there is a plan, and the President [Barack Obama] is moving forward with any number of options and ways to augment our efforts on ISIL.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/john-f-kerry-996_barack_i-heard-katty-kay-s-name-and-i-know-katt_443790.png)
![“It's the [George Bush] president's fiscal policies that have driven up the biggest deficits in American history. He's added more debt to the debt of the United States in four years than all the way from George Washington to Ronald Reagan put together.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/john-f-kerry-996_american-history_it-s-the-george-bush-president-s-fiscal_1164706.png)
![“I believe that this president [George W. Bush], regrettably, rushed us into a war, made decisions about foreign policy, pushed alliances away. And, as a result, America is now bearing this extraordinary burden where we are not as safe as we ought to be.” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/john-f-kerry-996_alliances_i-believe-that-this-president-george-w-b_2887208.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/quotes/i/bfd/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-mean-all-of-these-things-that-bashar-a_3077391.png)
![“I accept that friends of ours have decided that the President's non-strike has somehow impacted perceptions of us. But I believe they are dead wrong and I think the critics are dead wrong, and here's why. The President [Barack Obama] made his decision to strike. He announced his decision to strike…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/john-f-kerry-996_accepting_i-accept-that-friends-of-ours-have-decid_1756528.png)
![“I had a chance to talk with President [Vladimir] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, "I will think about that. I will think about this challenge of how we win." Look, this is not easy for Putin. Everybody says, "Oh, Putin's made a big move." Well, Putin is [in Syria] now; and if he…” quote by John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/john-f-kerry-996_bigs_i-had-a-chance-to-talk-with-president-vl_2465940.jpg)
