05/02/2013
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"I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and not think in terms of what's happening with Syria or Iran or Lebanon or Afghanistan and Pakistan...."
"In my inauguration speech, I spoke about, you will be judged on what you build, not what you destroy."
"I think it is possible for us to see a Palestinian state -- I'm not going to put a time frame on it -- that is contiguous, that allows freedom of movement for its people."
"That's why we've got George Mitchell going there. This is somebody with extraordinary patience as well as extraordinary skill."