It is counterintuitive, but the truth is that notwithstanding the threat of ISIL, notwithstanding people being beheaded publicly and burned publicly and the atrocities that they are perpetrating. And it is a serious, serious challenge to us, notwithstanding that, there is actually less threat and less probability of people dying in some sort of violent conflict today than at any time in human history.

State John Kerry

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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.

State John Kerry

There's been a massive increase in settlements over the course of the last years, now you have this violence because there's a frustration that is growing, and a frustration among Israelis who don't see any movement.

State John Kerry

I will go there soon, at some point appropriately, and try to work to reengage and see if we can't move that away from this precipice.

State John Kerry

It will provide new and meaningful access for American companies, large and small, this agreement will level the playing field for American businesses and workers.

State John Kerry

Had Turkey responded ... it could have resulted in a shootdown, and it is precisely the kind of thing we warned against.

State John Kerry

There is literally too much money chasing too few fish. by State John Kerry

There is literally too much money chasing too few fish.

State John Kerry

What I learned in Vietnam was pretty simple, it was a war in which too many of my friends died and died, I believed, under circumstances that might have been averted had different choices been made by people in positions of responsibility.

State John Kerry

If they're there to support the Syrian President Bashar al Assad regime, Russia has made a catastrophic mistake because they will be siding with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, with Iran, and with Hezbollah against the entire rest of the community in that part of the world.

State John Kerry

We have conducted a number of strikes against ISIL targets in Syria over the past 24 hours including just an hour ago. These strikes will continue.

State John Kerry

Everybody understands that Syria is at stake, and the world is looking rapidly for some kind of resolution, we are looking for a way to try to get to a point where we can manage a transition and have agreement on the outcome and State John Kerry could resolve it.

State John Kerry

There was agreement that Syria should be a unified country, united, that it needs to be secular, that ISIL( Islamic State) needs to be taken on, and that there needs to be a managed transition.

State John Kerry

They are both in the position, in exchange perhaps for something that we might do, they might decide to keep Assad from dropping barrel bombs.

State John Kerry

I view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries to play an important role in trying to resolve some of the very difficult issues of the Middle East.

State John Kerry

I think we have concerns about how we are going to go forward. by State John Kerry

I think we have concerns about how we are going to go forward.

State John Kerry

I view this week as a major opportunity for any number of countries to play an important role in trying to resolve some of the very difficult issues (of) the Middle East, we need to achieve peace and a way forward in Syria, in Yemen, in the region itself (and) I think there are opportunities this week, through these discussions, to make some progress.

State John Kerry

The Secretary also raised our concerns over the ongoing crises in... by State John Kerry

The Secretary also raised our concerns over the ongoing crises in Yemen and Syria.

State John Kerry

These actions could provoke a further escalation of the conflict and lead to the loss of more innocent lives, increasing the flow of refugees and risking a confrontation with the anti-ISIS (Islamic State) coalition operating in Syria.

State John Kerry

We agreed on a joint initiative to train troops in six African countries before they deploy to U.N. peacekeeping missions, this responds to a growing need for effective, professional, international peacekeeping in regions of conflict.

State John Kerry

Both of our governments are firmly committed to reaching a truly meaningful, truly comprehensive, and truly ambitious climate agreement in Paris later this year, that is absolutely critical.

State John Kerry

For the moment it is the judgment of our military and experts that the level and type represents basically force protection.

State John Kerry