Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
Dennis B. Rossis an American diplomat and author. He has served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton, and was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asiato the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
certainly deal delicate great moment potential
We are certainly at a very delicate moment where there is also a great deal of potential.
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If you have differences, the place to deal with differences is at the table, not on the streets, ... There is no place for violence in this process.
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Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners.
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If you are embracing violence, if you insist on maintaining an independent militia, if you reject the idea of coexistence, you are not a partner and we will not deal with you, ... The point is to be very clear; don't try to be overly subtle on this one.
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We had a very good discussion, and I think we are making headway. Issues are being dealt with seriously, intensively and comprehensively in a way that I think gives us a chance to put the process back on track.
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I need to go back to report to the president and secretary of state. The process has to be brought to conclusion at some point soon.
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It's in Syria's interest to remove any cloud, any stigma, any questioning about where it's coming from and what it's doing,
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They conducted this meeting in a spirit of partnership, recognizing that they have common interests and common stakes. They each felt, and each said, that it was a new beginning.
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What the Bush administration needs to do is ... make their own assessment exactly what the landscape is. What's possible, what's meaningful. And if they focus that way, that will inevitably take some time.
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Do we have a lot of work to be done? Yes. Are we committed to what we can do to help the parties overcome these difficulties? Yes. Based on the discussions I have had, I see the potential for progress.
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Both men realize there is no military solution to the problem.
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We have a beginning. It's a step in the right direction. Now we have to see results.
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To have peace in the Middle East, we are going to have to see that religion is a source of peace.
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At the end of the day, every administration does what it needs to do, but obviously they will have to pay attention to this.