The Russian-U.S. relationship is so important and so broad that it could not be damaged by the Kosovo situation,

I do not wish to underestimate what has happened here, … It is huge and terrible.

We have come too far in the process of Arab-Israeli peacemaking to allow the vultures of violence to shape the region’s future.

We’re encouraged by the progress in preparing for democratic elections, … The United States does not support any particular candidate, but we do support a process that is free and open and fair.

The United States will never apologize for speaking or publishing the truth, … Societies are more, not less, likely to be stable when citizens have an outlet to express their political views.

They know, as we do, that there is a lot of work ahead of us,

Saddam Hussein is a congenital liar, and he cheats and he steals and he cannot be allowed to defy the international community,

seemed very poised, somebody who is ready to assume his duties.

deter and defeat terrorist acts.

We think there has to be some kind of international presence,

now realized the importance of the U.N.

The struggle to reveal and deal with the full truth surrounding the handling of Holocaust-era assets is wrenching, but also cathartic, … Only by knowing and being honest about the past, can we gain peace...

I have not yet taken ‘No’ for an answer,

They gave me every indication that they will be ready to sign on,

They have really seized, I believe, a historic opportunity,

It was definitely counter-productive,

Engagement does not mean endorsement,

The very promise of it (membership) has given the nations of central and Eastern Europe an incentive to solve their own problems,