Another official said talk of a 90-day ultimatum or an official demarche ... ideas kicked around by people but not ideas that are anywhere close to making it to the president's desk.
Quotes about ultimatum (16 Quotes)
The Taliban regime has totally failed to consider or respond to in any proper way to the ultimatum that was given very clearly by President Bush to them that they either yield up bin Laden and his associates and close down those terrorism camps or they become the enemy themselves because they are harboring them,
Castro has demanded the boy's return by Tuesday night, but the U.S. State Department has flatly refused. We do not accept the ultimatum issued by Fidel Castro, ... This is not conducive to resolving this case in the appropriate humanitarian way.
The United Nations should issue the ultimatum, put down very clear dates ... and I believe that the United Nations should authorize member states to use force to implement those resolutions,
This is not a proposal but an ultimatum that smacks of arrogance of the minority in parliament.
We haven't given him an ultimatum, but I'm convinced that (Michael) will let Ferrari know his decision between now and June, maybe even as early as May.
We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.
There is no ultimatum here, ... We believe that the Palestinians keep their side of the bargain and we will keep our side of the bargain. It's a very simple idea.
One of the problems with President Bush issuing that kind of ultimatum is that he has no credibility. Members of his administration have said inspections don't matter. Members of his administration have said that, even if they get back in Iraq and succeed in disarming Iraq, that they're still going to seek regime removal.
At the beginning, because the lives of the hostages were at stake, then during this silent period we have taken several measures like not accepting the ultimatum of the terrorists threatening to kill our foreign affairs minister.
Venezuela rejects as an unjustified attack the ultimatum issued by the government of Mexico, ... This situation is entirely the responsibility of President Fox.
America is crying for a protest against the federal government. We will give them an ultimatum. If they do not act to secure America, we will vote them out of office.
I'd like the focus of the resolution to be on urging the U. N. to take action, setting a deadline, an ultimatum to have the very strong inspections, to force inspections and to authorize member nations to use military force to implement that resolution calling for the very strong inspections and disarmament.
Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you're prepared to lose.
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
This is not something new. We've heard these sorts of comments before. It was not phrased or given as an ultimatum but rather to the contrary.