If we can achieve a breakthrough to peace in the West, it will make it easier for us to cooperate with the parties that made peace to deal with the threats in the East.

The Iraq government must adhere to all the pertinent United Nations Security Council resolutions.

I have told him that our role is to help to minimize those risks.

One thing I can say definitely will never change is the unique bond that unites the United States and Israel.

We hope very much that the Palestinians will come to the table.

I think there are a lot of reasons to be hopeful.

I think the fact that this Prime Minister is doing what he can and risking significantly to promote peace is a good beginning.

The objective of building a relationship of trust and confidence was achieved.

I think we've got a good chance to resume the talks.

Our common objective should be real, lasting, just, and comprehensive peace.

I believe it's important that what we do, we do with the Organization of the American States and with the United Nations.

This has been a very painful thing for me, seeing this thing happen to the Bay area.

Individual assistance can include temporary housing, grants, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

I believe that a couple of those facilities, the Treasure Island one, for example, I think that the potential of even more economic benefits by turning some of those facilities over to nonmilitary uses are very great indeed.

I am prepared to do that for the Bay area, to make a special effort to focus on their long-term needs.

If we want a balanced approach that maintains a smaller but still the best trained and best equipped military force in the world...we have to proceed with discipline on the base closing.

Housing continues to be the single largest need in south Dade.

The Department of Agriculture will transfer several hundred million dollars to programs to assist with emergency conservation.