A congressional debate now . . . would complicate our efforts |
A great task has been completed and an even larger one remains, |
A plan that is nothing but a way to drive trucks through loopholes is unacceptable to the United States, |
a range of regional and bilateral issues. |
a very difficult set of negotiations. |
a very strong endorsement... of the basic objectives established (by the 19-nation NATO alliance) ... to stop the repression in Kosovo. |
A vote at any time to oppose an authorization (of troops) would be seen by both sides (in Kosovo) as a green light to resume fighting, |
accepting the terms of the military, technical agreement and by abiding by it. |
All we're trying to do is find the path to peace. |
Although a year has past ... our mourning for those who died, Americans and Africans, has not diminished, ... We miss them still and rage against their loss. |
And I think Michael and I ought to go out there and be a tag team. |
and then we assessed what are the possibilities for getting out of this impasse, in order to create the proper conditions for resuming the peace talks. |
And we're going to keep working on trying to develop some way to get (Israel and the Palestinian Authority) to agree on some basic principles, ... Because I think it's useful to the next administration, and frankly, in my conversations with my successor (retired Gen. Colin Powell ) I think they have found that it would be wonderful if we could take this off the table. |
apologized -- sort of. |
are not appropriate and premature. |