Samuel Berger Quotations

Mounting a ground invasion here with hundreds of thousands, with tens of thousands of soldiers fighting from village to village, week by week, with untold numbers of casualties is not something we think is in our national interest,

Move to the path of peace or face the punishment of NATO.

I am sure the full range of issues involving Kosovo will be discussed, but I believe that the consensus in NATO very clearly is to stay the course,

He used the most vicious form of nationalism to try to create an ethnic empire in the heart of Europe. He wanted a greater Serbia, and he wound up with a lesser Serbia.

I think that there are a number of areas where we are cooperating with Russia -- on economic activities, on arms control activities. We need to build on those,

I think as Americans go about their plans, they should be vigilant. Obviously, if they see something that looks suspicious, they should report it to law enforcement.

I think it's very, very doubtful there would be any kind of final status agreement in the time remaining,

I think there continues to be serious skepticism and questions in Europe about national missile defense. I think it would be a good opportunity for a president to say, 'We're going to slow down the pace here, we're going to try to really decide what the most important threat is, how we're going to proceed' and not try to ramrod something either through the Europeans or without regard to the consequences for Russia.

Our nations will always have differences in important areas. But if we aim for common ground, then both of us can win.

We have to look at what the mission is, what the circumstances are, what others are prepared to do and consult very intensively with the Congress. We've made no decision. The president's made no decisions,

Unless you come into compliance with your obligations in October -- that is, draw down your forces and agree to the peace agreement that the contact group endorsed today which provides for self-government for Kosovo -- then NATO is prepared,

We have a very large team on the ground now: FBI, Justice Department and other military people, ... Meet the Press.

We have a tremendous opportunity right before us now to finish this job in this area. But that's going to take not just grudging American presence and kind of confusing signals about whether we've got one foot out the door. It's going to take real American participation with the Europeans to try to continue to stabilize the situation and ultimately bring Southeast Europe into NATO.

We were reinforcing our troop presence in South Korea and had other military options on the table.

The President is determined to enforce an expanded no-fly zone in the south, which restricts Saddam's capacity to threaten his neighbors and our strategic interests.

To spend too much time on it right now just simply diverts us then from bringing the violence under control. It can't be done unless both parties want it done.

Too many Americans look at the Chinese dragon and see only sharp teeth and scales, and too many Chinese look at the American eagle and see only fierce eyes and strong claws.

We don't think that a limited system, particularly if we proceed here in the context of a modified ABM treaty ... would ignite an arms race.

It would upset the very delicate and the central balance that has existed for 25 years across the Taiwan Straits,

I'm sure there will be a review by the Navy of the conduct of these flights and whether any adjustments need to be made, ... But I don't believe that they will be suspended.

If there is a peace agreement, then we will have to consult with the Congress, and the president will have to make a decision. No decision has been made at this point.

But I do think we should use all of the momentum that exists now to try to bring the parties as close together as possible.

I cannot write the script, but I believe opposition to him is growing.