If the Assad regime does not live up to its responsibilities and if the Iranians and the Russians do not hold Assad to the promises that they have made ... then the international community obviously is not going to sit there like fools and watch this. There will be an increase of activity to put greater pressure on them, there is a possibility there will be additional ground troops.

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President Obama has made a very strong and forceful and simple decision entirely in keeping with his originally stated policy that we must defeat and destroy Daesh, it is not a decision to enter into Syria's civil war. It is not an action focused on (Syrian President Bashar) Assad, it focused exclusively on Daesh and in augmenting our ability to rapidly attack Daesh.

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We are consulting with the government of Iraq to ascertain the full extent of this unprovoked attack.

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While finding a way forward on Syria will not be easy -- it's not going to be automatic -- it is the most promising opportunity for a political opening we have seen, what that transitional government could look like, who would be part of it, how they would meet and at what frequency -- all of this is up in the air.

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The challenge that we face in Syria today is nothing less than to... by State John Kerry

The challenge that we face in Syria today is nothing less than to chart a course out of hell.

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At the end of the day, nothing would do more to bolster the fight against Daesh than a political transition that sidelines Assad so that we can unite more of the country against extremism.

State John Kerry

The hard work of shaping that transition (in Syria) requires an international approach and a consistent approach.

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Today I hope we can begin to turn the page on this very difficult... by State John Kerry

Today I hope we can begin to turn the page on this very difficult period.

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One thing stands in the way of being able to rapidly move to implement that, and it’s a person called Assad – Bashar al-Assad.

State John Kerry

It is absolutely critical to end all incitement, to end all violence and to find a road forward to build the possibility, which is not there today, for a larger process.

State John Kerry

I'll be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu either in Germany or in the region, and I will be meeting with President Abbas and meeting with [Jordanian] King Abdullah and others.

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I look forward to these meetings as an opportunity to try to pull people back from a precipice and try to move down a road, because everybody understands that in the end, it requires a political solution, it requires two states living side-by-side in peace with two peoples appropriately honored with their countries, and with security.

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It will get done in its appropriate moment but I would like to se... by State John Kerry

It will get done in its appropriate moment but I would like to see it done as fast as possible.

State John Kerry

I don't have specific expectations except to try to move things forward, that will depend on the conversations themselves as to what it is that we're able to define in the context of steps that might be taken so people understand that in fact leaders are leading and making a serious effort to try and resolve the current ... conflict.

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Israel understands the importance of the status quo and ... our objective is to make sure that everyone understands what that means.

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This is a human catastrophe unfolding before our eyes and it is a catastrophe that now threatens the integrity of a whole group of countries throughout the region.

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I will be coming back in a few days and will meet with leaders from Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to work through real and tangible options that could perhaps reignite a political process and bring about a political transition in Syria.

State John Kerry

I don't have specific expectations except to try to move things forward, and that will depend on the conversations themselves.

State John Kerry

Israel understands the importance of the status quo and ... our objective is to make sure that everyone understands what that means (...) We are not seeking a new change or outsiders to come in, I don't think Israel or Jordan wants that and we're not proposing it. What we need is clarity.

State John Kerry

We need every country on the same page, pushing an ambitious, durable and inclusive agreement that will finally put us on the path toward a global clean-energy future.

State John Kerry

I'm not suggesting the crisis in Syria was caused by climate change ... but the devastating drought made a bad situation a whole lot worse.

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