11/08/1991
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"Because it takes time to get things done."
"These problems didn't arise overnight, and they don't get solved overnight. It takes a while."
"We're dealing with a person who was asked not fire a rocket by the Chinese, the South Koreans, the United States, the Japanese, and the Russians. And he fired seven of them."
"Diplomacy takes a while. Particularly when you're dealing with a variety of partners, and so we're spending time diplomatically making sure that voice is unified."