Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague. It is important we do have colloquies on this issue. You have hit on a very important point, and that is ``contentious.'' Throughout our long history, through the cold war with the former Soviet Union-- indeed, today with Russia--there was always the underlying predicate that the Soviet Union--and now Russia--would handle decisionmaking as it relates to strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles in a responsible way. Up until recently, we knew very little about North Korea, we knew very little about the intentions of the deceased leader, and now the new leader. Some ground has been broken. I happen to be on the cautious side. So let us watch, not just for a month, not just for 2 months, but for over a period of time. It may well be that we can get a different perspective and understanding about the new leadership. But as yet, we cannot, and we have to rely on much in the past.”