James Rubin Peace Quotations

We view his detention for peacefully exercising fundamental freedoms guaranteed by international human rights instruments as a serious step in the wrong direction.

I think that will make clear for all to see that the Kosovo Albanians have made the courageous decision to choose peace even while their people are being attacked and killed on the ground today.

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.

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

whether they want a peace agreement rather than a catastrophe.

We think that recent events only demonstrate the critical importance of developing comprehensive peace arrangements so that these kinds of crises do not recur.

During the course of the Shepherdstown peace talks this week, we have had intense negotiations on all the key issues.

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.

The air campaign will continue, and we will continue to make diplomatic efforts with our G-8 colleagues toward a peaceful resolution of this conflict.

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.

The work on Iraq, the work on the Middle East peace process and on the Asian financial crisis continues with no effect.

If he does indeed take power, he's going to start out with a strategic goal of bringing Syria into the rest of the world, and that will require peace with Israel.