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John Kerry, has thus far distinguished himself as an exceptional Secretary of State. He exemplifies the excellence of the Obama administration. Dignified, commanding, and resolute, he expresses the truth. We are fortunate to have this man in this position.
Had he been elected instead of Bush, this country would've been on a far better road before President Obama took over.
John Kerry is a man of many blunders. But his biggest gaffe may have come Monday during a joint news conference over the Syrian crisis with Britain's foreign secretary. Responding to a reporter's question, Kerry made the off-the-cuff suggestion that Syrian despot Bashar Assad could avoid a U.S. attack by turning over his chemical weapons within a week.
Kerry wasn't authorized to offer Syria that, and the administration had to walk back his "rhetorical point."
Too late. The Russians seized on the potential escape hatch offered their friend in the region. They proposed brokering a deal to put Assad's chemical stockpile under international control, buying him time and throwing a huge wrench in the White House's strategy.
President Obama was caught by surprise. He had intended to spend the day selling his plan to launch punitive military strikes against Assad's regime to a skeptical public and Congress. Instead, he was forced to respond to Russia's Kerry-inspired overture during a round of pre-scheduled media talks.
He also had to tear up the speech he was preparing to deliver to Americans Tuesday night, rewriting it to reflect the new Russian deal on the table.
Thanks to Kerry, Obama — and the nation — have been pushed into a corner by Syria's main arms supplier suddenly recast as peacemaker. The commander in chief of the world's lone superpower has been outmatched by a former KGB agent.
Poor Hillary doesn't stand a chance against Kerry in 2016.
Would be nice if O and JK would talk and share info every once in a while. Might make JK look even better. He was for it before he was against it but then getting hooked up with a guy who says he didn't create the red line before he drew the red line, the only outcome can be dark comedy at the country's expense.
It’s not often that a secretary of state in a single press conference makes one statement that severely undercuts the administration’s chances of winning a crucial vote in Congress and another that offers the administration a cosmetic way out of severe difficulties of its own making. But John Kerry managed to do that in London Monday.
He and the president have just executed a brilliant diplomatic victory.
Well done.
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John Kerry an excellent Sec of State
