We're not dependent on the U.N. to do that and I think Israel and others are much happier that we're not, we will depend on our own intel community, on our own military, on our own information, we will work with Israel, we will work with others. State John Kerry More Quotes by State John Kerry More Quotes From 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. State John Kerry environment 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 world 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 top-news 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 politics Had Turkey responded ... it could have resulted in a shootdown, and it is precisely the kind of thing we warned against. State John Kerry top-news There is literally too much money chasing too few fish. State John Kerry environment 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 politics 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 politics 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 us-news 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 top-news 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 top-news 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 top-news 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 politics I think we have concerns about how we are going to go forward. State John Kerry top-news 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 politics The Secretary also raised our concerns over the ongoing crises in Yemen and Syria. State John Kerry politics 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 world 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 world 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 world For the moment it is the judgment of our military and experts that the level and type represents basically force protection. State John Kerry world
