Speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kerry said former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all refused to endorse strikes on Iran, preferring diplomatic and peaceful avenues over escalation.
“Obama said no. Bush said no. President Biden said no. I mean, I was part of those conversations,” Kerry said, adding that earlier US administrations were reluctant to proceed with military action because they had not “exhausted all the remedies of peaceful process.”
