Russ Feingold actually said...

Until we see this kind of progress, the United States cannot give validity to this illegitimate government.

What about holding out a more, sort of, public carrot approach?

this is a very important part of our signaling, through this committee and otherwise, a serious American engagement in the issues of Zimbabw...

Land tenure and security is vitally important, and that ties, of course, to the GPA, the Global Political Agreement.