James Rubin Quotes on War & Peace (11 Quotes)

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.

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.

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

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

The permanent status talks haven't begun. They're scheduled to end in a year. These are excruciating issues that are going to take a long time to negotiate. That is why I characterize the peace process in dire straits.

the King will help bring home the importance of making tough choices for peace.

whether they want a peace agreement rather than a catastrophe.

We would ... consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means as a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.

is a trained diplomat. She's very even-tempered. She's doing what she can to get the peace process back on track.

Clearly, there are grave dangers ahead if the peace process is not put back on track.

an indefinite limbo is dangerous because it just increases the window for these extremists and opponents of peace to try to kill it.