James Rubin Quotes

"The whole world sees Iraq responsible for the current crisis."

"We do not expect to be able to achieve a core agreement in one round of negotiations."

"Clearly, both sides have a lot of work to do if we're going to get the peace process back on track."

"We're into a phase of very hard bargaining. A lot of the underbrush has been cleared away. Some obstacles have been overcome, but significant gaps remain."

"SFOR's mandate is to ensure a secure environment, and SFOR will take action when necessary to carry out its mandate. There will be a zero tolerance for violence,"

"The U.N. Security Council should be prepared to take firm action to bring about Iraqi compliance in the event they don't change their mind in the next day or so."

"Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the FBI and Diplomatic Security Service immediately. The United States will ensure complete confidentiality to anyone who provides information on Mr. Dahoumane, to include possible relocation to the United States."

"will meet with Serb and Kosovo Albanian leaders and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and will visit sites in the Kosovo countryside where alleged human rights violations have occurred."

"We have been in touch with senior levels of the Italian government to express our view that Ocalan must not go free, and we are concurrently consulting with the Germans, the Italians and the Turkish authorities regarding these reported developments,"

"It's hard to be optimistic. We are working as hard as we can."

"Time and patience clearly are running out."

"As far as we're concerned, there still are very significant and difficult roadblocks to restarting the peace process. Hopefully we'll be able to clear away some of those roadblocks in Secretary Albright's meetings in London."

"In the absence of direct, face-to-face discussions between the two sides it isn't going to be possible to resolve this problem."

"whether they want a peace agreement rather than a catastrophe."

"The kind of heavy-handed intimidation by the Serb police is emblematic of the repressive nature of (Yugoslav President) Slobodan Milosevic's regime in Kosovo, which sparked the current crisis."

"We are looking for substantive decisions from the leaders, real decisions."

"is a trained diplomat. She's very even-tempered. She's doing what she can to get the peace process back on track."

"The work on Iraq, the work on the Middle East peace process and on the Asian financial crisis continues with no effect."

"Clearly, there are grave dangers ahead if the peace process is not put back on track."

"We have made clear that we believe that we already have the authority for a military strike, should such an option be chosen."