I think that we will not get hung up on this statement (by Pyongyang), ... We will stick to the text of the Beijing (agreement) and I believe we can make progress if everybody sticks to what we agreed to. |
I think the jury is out on whether the North Koreans are serious. |
I think there's no doubt that Iran is the single biggest threat from a state that we face. |
I think we can't keep moving the bar for the Iraqis. |
I will say this, the longer that this goes on, however, the more damage that will be done to the U.S.-China relationship, whether we want it to or not, |
I'm a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, ... It's extremely important that we get our message out, but it's also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can't do that without exchanges and openness. |
If there's a concern right now with the U.N., it is that we really do need a strong reform agenda on the key issues - management reform, secretariat reform. |
If those political conditions can come into place, then perhaps we can move forward. |
If we abandon future generations in the Middle East to despair and terror, we also condemn future generations in the United States to insecurity and fear. |
If we get a referral (of Iran) on September 19th, that will be good, but I think the issue of a referral is something that we'll be working for a while, |
If we quit now, we will abandon Iraq's democrats at the time of greatest need, |
impeccable on civil rights, impeccable on the interests of African-Americans, and I'm quite comfortable with his decision. |
In hindsight, if anything might have helped stop 9/11, it would have been better information about threats inside the United States. |
in order to allow additional time for the continuation of discussions leading to progress on important religious freedom issues. |
in the best tradition of democracy. |