Philip H. Gordon: “I think that such an escalation would lead not to the regime's capitulation that we want to see, but rather to a new…”

We have said publicly--I have stated publicly that if those detained on the December 19 crackdown were not released very soon, we would have to conclude that they are now political prisoners.

I don't think that's a habit the United States should want to develop.

We have concerns about the direction Ukraine has been heading on the democracy front.

your leadership on United States policy toward the Balkans has been instrumental in the past couple of decades in moving this region toward peace and democracy.