Senator John Kerry replied that "one of the reasons we can't do it is we're overextended," but agreed that he'd use American forces "to some degree to coalesce the African Union."
Senator John Kerry svarede at ’’en af årsagerne til at vi ikke kan gøre dette, er at vi har for mange opgaver allerede’’, men han var enig i at han ville have brugt amerikanske styrker ’’i nogen grad, integreret med den Afrikanske Union.’’