organization. in total, 376 people have been killed in just the last two weeks. and the "wall street journal" editorial board writes a piece entitled "john kerry sends regrets" and they say in part this, if it's any consolation to the 275,000 souls trapped in aleppo, john kerry has regrets. that much is clear from a leaked recording of a conversation the secretary of state had with a group of syrian civilians engaged in humanitarian work during last week's u.n. general assembly. above all, he lamented that his diplomatic efforts to end syria's war were never backed by a credible threat of american military strikes. the secretary is right that president obama doomed whatever chances the u.s. had on shaping a better outcome in syria when mr. obama made clear that nothing, including chemical attacks against civilians, could induce him to deploy even modest force to ground bashar al