All Mitchell Reiss Quotes
- Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust. Agreement
- 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… Cards
- 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… Countries
- 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… Actually Use
- 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… Decision
- 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… Concern
- The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern. Concern
- There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently. Available
- And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement. Been
- Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues. Caricatures
- 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… Another Path
- So, in a sense, the verification piece is irrelevant to the format issue. Format
- 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… All
- First of all we have to recognize that despite all the problems - and in some cases failures - that this regime has been much… All
- You are either going forward or you are not. Either Going
- We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility. Bit
- 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… Actually Find
- 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… Better
- First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94. All
- I'm not sure you can do anything quickly or easily with the North. Easily
- It's time for the IRA to go out of business. Business
- It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him. Decision
- The format's better because it gives us a much stronger hand to play when going to the North Koreans unified, with our allies and partners… All
- We have a model that we're following, and it's the Libya model. Following
- We need to do a lot more thinking about how the regime is going to evolve, how the bad guys are going to adapt their… Adapt