James Rubin Quotes (152 Quotes)

But we have made clear, while we recognize the territorial integrity of Iraq, that we think it's important and appropriate for us to meet with ... Kurdish officials in northern Iraq, and we will continue to do so as we see fit.

We condemn this violence. We condemn this terrorist action, ... We extend our condolences to families of the victims.

We think that recent events only demonstrate the critical importance of developing comprehensive peace arrangements so that these kinds of crises do not recur.

The work on Iraq, the work on the Middle East peace process and on the Asian financial crisis continues with no effect.

We're into a phase of very hard bargaining. A lot of the underbrush has been cleared away. Some obstacles have been overcome, but significant gaps remain.

We are telling them it's a very bad idea for him to come right now.

We applaud (Colombia's) strategy as an ambitious, but realistic package of mutually reinforcing policies. The U.S. government will carefully review Colombia's request for international assistance, and, in consultation with the Congress, develop proposals on how the U.S. can best assist (the Colombian government).

We hope that as a result of the kind of meeting we're trying to arrange, that the various permanent members of the council can bring to bear some leverage and turn this process around before it's too late.

Since we want the Arab world to be supporting us on another question -- the war on terrorism -- it would certainly make it easier to have things quiet on the Middle East front.

We have tried hard to maintain a working relationship with Belarus. The (Belarus) government has made that task even more difficult by this unnecessary, foolish and illegal provocation.

We received assurances at a variety of levels.

alerting them to the danger so they are aware of what the problems are, what the risks are and what the specific information we have is.

I think that will make clear for all to see that the Kosovo Albanians have made the courageous decision to choose peace even while their people are being attacked and killed on the ground today.

As far as we're concerned, there still are very significant and difficult roadblocks to restarting the peace process. Hopefully we'll be able to clear away some of those roadblocks in Secretary Albright's meetings in London.

The Iraqi offer shows the necessity of standing firm, ... It shows the necessity of our determination and our united resolve that the Iraqi regime comply fully and unconditionally with the requirements of the U.N. Security Council.

it is not beneficial for either side to take steps which make holding ... substantive cross-strait dialogue more difficult.

If, as a result of Prime Minister Blair's meetings in the region, the leaders are willing to make hard decisions they've been heretofore unwilling to make, that will be a good thing.

serious and intensive effort to try to make the key decisions necessary for us to put the peace process back on track.

We believe NATO's guns should remain cocked and NATO's military commander should remain in a position to act.

We dismissed those ridiculous numbers out of hand, ... We are not going to pay compensation to confirm that they are living up to their obligations under this important nuclear agreement.

The secretary is always hopeful but thinks significant gaps remain between the Israeli and Palestinian positions. She will work to overcome those gaps but at this time has no reason to believe we're in a position to bridge those gaps. She is nether optimistic nor pessimistic but believes the process cannot go on indefinitely.

Anyone who is considering carrying out such threats should bear in mind the U.S. government's determination to bring to justice anyone who commits acts of terrorism against U.S. citizens anywhere in the world.

A U.S. federal judge went down there and conducted an exhaustive review of the killings, concluding that the guardsmen were not -- I emphasize the word 'not' -- following orders from senior officers,

It's part of the building of a stronger, deeper relationship between the United States and the Palestinian Authority.

Ambassador Holbrooke will convey to the authorities in Belgrade the necessity for full compliance with all of their commitments to the international community and for maximum restraint in the period leading up to the March 15 conference in France,

The composition of the team depends on expertise and it's up to the United Nations to decide (the members of the team), ... The more often that other experts come forward in the world, the less the United States will have such a dominant percentage.

We are committed to fight terrorism here and in every country in the world, and unfortunately again, Fidel Castro is wrong.

We do not expect to be able to achieve a core agreement in one round of negotiations.

I don't think people are talking about doubling or tripling the overall troop contingent, but rather trying to make sure that everybody is doing what they can.

We are not saying that these individuals are, to our knowledge, directly responsible for war crimes,

This situation escalated dramatically yesterday as a result of Hezbollah's firing barrages of Katyusha (rockets) into northern Israel. Israel retaliated with strikes against civilian infrastructure in Lebanon.

Clearly, both sides have a lot of work to do if we're going to get the peace process back on track.

We often hear that sanctions are hurting the Iraqi people, but an objective analysis of the facts reveals that Iraq has access to international markets and the money to buy food, but Saddam will not buy or distribute it to the needy.

This is a legal matter between the governments of the United Kingdom, Spain and Chile. The U.S. is not involved.

Secretary Albright will do what she always does and that is tell it like it is on the subject of human rights. There has been an unfortunate deplorable pattern of crackdowns on political dissent.

Despite its claims that the people of Iraq are dying due to a lack of food and medicine, Saddam Hussein doesn't hesitate to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for the entertainment of Baath Party officials and cadres.

The Russians understand the importance of maintaining a broad-based relationship with the United States. They are going to continue working with us on a wide variety of issues.

Essentially she has been arguing that Iraq's initial step -- this famous two-part letter -- is unacceptable because it's not an unconditional climbdown.

he will be able to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction in a matter of months, not years.

We don't need any more principles now. We need to get down to brass tacks and get an agreement.

I don't want to be in a position to discuss all the options, except to say that we of course would want the strongest possible action by the (Security) Council to back up the important work of the U. N. special commission.

During that conversation the prime minister requested that ambassador Dennis Ross return to Israel as soon as possible to discuss how to bridge the remaining gaps needed to start accelerated final status talks in Washington.

Secretary Albright had asked Ambassador Ross to travel to the region this week. Of course, she will be following the situation closely.

We're not promising to bring it about. What we're saying is we're going to intensify our work. Right now, we're focused on providing political support for the opposition. And Congress has given us the authority and funding to arm the opposition.

to accept the Rambouillet accords, including both their political and civilian, and military implementation elements.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the FBI and Diplomatic Security Service immediately. The United States will ensure complete confidentiality to anyone who provides information on Mr. Dahoumane, to include possible relocation to the United States.

The U.S. support for the Djukanovic government is strong and unwavering.

as an absurdity and an obvious effort to divert attention from the atrocities and other outrageous activities being perpetrated by the regime in Kosovo.

During the course of the Shepherdstown peace talks this week, we have had intense negotiations on all the key issues.

This bargain that we struck with North Korea is working. We think that it increases the chances that North Korea's nuclear program will stay frozen, and eventually be dismantled.