Vardeman called Kratos a substantial character, continuing, "This conflict of motives makes him a great, if troubled, hero".
It said Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov agreed discussions on the Syrian conflict would continue this month in New York, where the UN general assembly meets.
Although it officially ended in 2003, rape and violence continues in this conflict-riddled region.
However, the legacy of 50 years of military rule and continued internal conflict have made this difficult.
"I can't predict as this conflict continues what course of action the regime might take with its stockpile of chemical weapons.
But the continuing visible pain of this conflict plays into the hands of those forces the United States wants to see defeated.
Since this conflict continues to be one of the largest tensions between Muslim societies and the United States, readers of the report would have benefited from recommendations on this issue.
Israel is digging a deep hole for itself and as the cycle of repression and resistance continues, the outcome of this conflict will be decided either by a transformation of political culture of the occupier or an end of the resistance of the occupied.
"The number of child casualties shows clearly how devastating this conflict continues to be for the country's children.
Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of people have died in this continuing conflict, and claims of torture, disappearances and mass graves have left communities feeling embattled and victimised.
