Mitchell Reiss Quotes

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• Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust.
• You have to play the cards you are dealt and if it has made it harder, it doesn't matter, you still have to get the…
• So the president set out the policy guidance and said it had to take place in a multilateral fashion so that other countries in the…
• But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward…
• Now North Korea certainly is located in a different place geographically, but I think it faces the same type of strategic decision. Does it want…
• The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing…
• The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern.
• There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently.
• And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement.
• Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues.
• What we can do is to explain as clearly as possible what the benefits would be of him going down one path, and what the…
• So, in a sense, the verification piece is irrelevant to the format issue.
• Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same…
• First of all we have to recognize that despite all the problems - and in some cases failures - that this regime has been much…
• You are either going forward or you are not.
• We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility.
• And it has to do with having no inventory or stockpiles on the shelf, but items arrive as you need to build your product. What…
• Everyone I have spoken with so far recognises the need for the IRA to respond positively and every has said sooner is better than later…
• First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94.
• I'm not sure you can do anything quickly or easily with the North.

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