Wendy Sherman actually said...

Our objective with Iran is for them not to have them and to lengthen the period of time for as long as possible that it will take them to ge...

President Ahmadinejad, himself, recently characterized our sanctions as 'the heaviest economic onslaught on a nation in history.'

American policy regarding Iran is clear: First and foremost, we are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

I think a couple of points. One, as the Under Secretary said, we absolutely share your sense of urgency and that time is not on our side.