John Kerry: “Well, we're certainly going to--I'm confident that we can get that done. I think that is achievable.”

I think I am pursuing common sense for political right, political left, republican, democrat.

Would not it make a lot more sense if we were avoiding that damage in the first place, or minimizing it?

Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to.

We will communicate to the office that you're asking and that it's important to try to get to it as soon as possible.