Scott McClellan Quotes on Communities (25 Quotes)

We've made it very clear, as have many in the international community, that the regime must suspend all enrichment activity.

The international community is not going to tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. The Security Council will be taking the matter up this week.

If Iran continues on this path and we realize that the negotiations have run their course, I think the international community is prepared to move to the next step.

Indications are that North Korea launched two short-range missiles. We have consistently pointed out that North Korea's missile program is a concern that poses a threat to the region and the larger international community.

This is a regime that needs to be building confidence with the international community. Instead, they're moving in the wrong direction. This is a regime that has a long history of hiding its nuclear activities from the international community, and refusing to comply with its international obligations.

We believe it is time for the United Nations Security Council to look at a Chapter 7 resolution. A Chapter 7 resolution compels countries to change their behavior if they are defying the international community. It has the force of international law.

remains a real concern to the international community, and we're all working together to make sure that Iran fully complies with its obligations.

What we're trying to do is (to) achieve a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue with regards to Iran. That's why we're working with the international community.

And that is certainly an option that is on the table, and if Iran does not change its behavior and get back to the negotiating table, it is an option that is available to the international community.

Iraq for the first time in history has elected leaders from all parts of the country representing all of Iraq communities. They're negotiating. They're compromising ... and we shouldn't short-circuit that democratic process.

The international community is deeply concerned about the regime developing nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian program. The international community has spelled out what the regime needs to do.

Iran's statements and actions only continue to further isolate themselves from the international community. If they continue on the path that they are going, and the negotiations continue to run their course, then we will have no option, the international community that is, will have no option but to look to the Security Council.

We have a commitment to help meet the immediate needs of those who have suffered. And we have a commitment to help the people of the region rebuild their lives and rebuild their communities, and help them by supporting a locally inspired vision for the longer-term rebuilding.

I think we're long passed the point of talk. We expect action from the regime in Iran. And the only action they have shown has run contrary to the demands of the international community.

This is an issue of confidence with the international community. The regime has shown it cannot be trusted. It hid its nuclear activities for two decades from the international community. It has refused to comply with its international obligations. This is about the regime and its behavior. That's what this is about and that's what our focus is.

If they're going to start restoring confidence with the international community, those are essential steps that the regime must take. It's very clear what the regime needs to do.

They appear to be playing more games with the international community.

The regime in Iran continues to make provocative statements and take provocative actions that only further isolate it from the rest of the international community.

This is a regime that has a long history of hiding its nuclear activities from the international community, and refusing to comply with its international obligations. Defiant statements and actions only further isolate the regime from the rest of the world, and further isolate the Iranian people.

We believe it's important that the regime be held to account for its continued defiance of the international community.

We've expressed our concerns about Iran's behavior, ... They have a long history of deceiving the international community, of not abiding by their international obligations, and that's why we remain concerned about their true intentions.

North Korea's provocative comments only isolate it further from the rest of the international community. We would hope that North Korea would return to the six-party talks soon.

We believe a more direct, better approach is to provide assistance directly to the local communities so that they can get that to the people through things like a Community Development Block Grant.

This is a threat that all of us must deal with. It is a real threat to the region and to the international community.

The regime continues to move in the wrong direction. We've made it very clear, as well as the international community, that Iran needs to suspend all its enrichment-related activities.