I believe that while there are constructive discussions going on, that it is worth continuing the process. We are clearly coming to the end of this phase, and we cannot let it go on indefinitely. But as long as the talks are constructive, I think it's worth going the extra mile.
The path out of the wilderness is uphill, but it is clearly marked. It is time to move up that road.
We are clearly in the end stretch here. We are giving it the full-court press, and I hope very much that we are able to succeed. But the leaders themselves make the hard decisions -- we cannot do that for them.
there clearly are concerns in our relationship and those can best be dealt with through direct dialogue.
We are very concerned about the violence, ... It is clearly counterproductive in the peace process.
Clearly the Russians disagree with us about the use of force in Iraq. They, however, have no good ideas about how to solve the problem,