01/12/2009
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"I believe that some of their officials do, but for whatever reason, the leadership did not give the Bush administration the support that I think the Bush administration deserved from them."
"I would say that again and again. This is not about regime change. It is about finding a relationship that meets the needs of the region and satisfies the global interests with respect to the nuclear ..."
"I don't believe it is in our interest to sit down with Iran unless we work out a deal with Russia and China ahead of time that when talks fail, Russia and China will show up at the sanctions effort."
"I'm convinced that the economic sanctions have far more likelihood of actually doing something than any potential military option that I've seen, which I think carries with it dramatic potential downs..."