Exclusive: Kerry Told Syrian Rebels ‘We Wasted a Year’ in Fight Against Assad

 "It’s been well reported that Kerry has been frustrated with the Obama administration’s Syria policy for a long time and has been advocating internally for more robust aid to the rebels, only to be stymied repeatedly by the White House."

 It was reported so with Hillary Clinton too. Neither has gone to the mat over it, so I suspect this is as much the case of wanting to have been seen to be taking a stand, while the actual decision goes the other way.