[No one outside the government seems to know.] Azerbaijan has made a state, which is no small achievement, ... But what sort? |
[The E.U. has been pressuring Washington to impose similar sanctions, but the Bush administration wanted to give Karimov one last chance to renew cooperation.] The United States is going to look very closely at whether Karimov responds to our message, and, if not, we will draw conclusions, ... We're not talking about six months. My purpose was not to drag out the process. |
A country which is more democratic and more reformed in its economy is apt to find its sovereignty strengthened, |
Aliyev wants to have good relations with the United States. He feels that is in his own interest, ... He does seem to be somewhat responsive. |
At least in my country, we have come to accept the flags burning, but what we cannot accept is violence, burning of embassies and intimidations, and there is no excuse for that. |
But a handful of extremists can carry out a devastating terrorist attack. |
Democracy, not various forms of dictatorship, is the system best equipped to reconcile these values. |
I feel bad for the Danes, because you are not used to it, and it is a hard thing. |
is not a price for the right to have a base, it is a payment for material services provided by the Uzbek side. |
It is hard to imagine a free and fair election emerging from current circumstances. |
Muslims' struggles with unemployment, discrimination, and integration have created an audience potentially open to receiving an extremist message. |
My chief point is that these interests are indivisible. We cannot and will not have a one-dimensional relationship with any of these countries based, for example, purely on security interests, ... It doesn't work. |
No one expects that of Germany. But the Iraqi people deserve support, considering what they are up against and what they are going through, |
Of these, only a small fraction has the potential to cross the critical threshold into terrorism. Still, a mere handful of extremists can carry out a devastating terrorist attack. |
Our interests in security and our interests in democracy are indivisible, |