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William R. Richardson: “I believe that it's a civil war. I believe that there is sectarian conflict already. There is enormous turmoil. Seven…”

On the recordJune 3, 2007
I believe that it's a civil war. I believe that there is sectarian conflict already. There is enormous turmoil. Seven Americans died today.

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Bill Richardson discusses the current situation in Iraq, emphasizing the ongoing civil war and the loss of American lives.

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Perhaps a vaguer statement that says tensions are less and the war is over, OK. Maybe. But not as a tradeoff unless there is substantial denuclearization.

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We absolutely need them to keep enforcing sanctions or the pressure on North Korea will deteriorate.

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This was a concession in the first summit that we got nothing in return. So we should not concede that one again.

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Well, success for me would be a commitment by North Korea to dismantle some--some of their weapons, missiles.

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