Jeremy Greenstock Quotes (9 Quotes)

An enormous number of small traders are involved in exporting Iraqi oil. Iraq is dealing with several hundred and some of those are not acting legitimately.

It's very serious. This is a tactic, to blow up a shrine rather than going for the civilian population, which is calculated by whoever did it to foment much larger violence between the communities.

The important thing is that no one has a timetable. London, Washington and Baghdad will judge together by how things progress.

Any resumption of fighting against the backdrop of the appalling and deteriorating humanitarian situation and the continuing displacement of people would be extremely bad news.

We are very pleased that the United Kingdom will, for this first period of the force, be the lead nation. We have had several offers from other members of the U.N. to join in that force on the terms that we are now setting down in the U.N. Security Council.

It's really useful to talk these things through informally, without commitment, without being reported as your government position. I think the mutual understanding is growing, even if the mutual acceptance is not necessarily growing.

Every time there is an incident like this, the place tips a bit nearer to being ungovernable.

My hopes are quite high that there will be a large number of votes for this resolution.

As I read it, the president is determined not to be forced into reductions that go against the trend of events. It would be rash to predict. I am sure there will be reductions, but the number will probably stay quite high.