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Mitchell Reiss

"We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility."

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"We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility."

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"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 in the region, all of us saying the same thing: telling them their current course is unacceptable."
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"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 region could be invested in the success of this process."
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"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 and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference."
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"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 thing, and putting it to the North Koreans."
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"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 tactics, and what measures we're going to need in order to go forward."
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"There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently."
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"Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust."
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"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 deal done."
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"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 a different future for its people?"
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"It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him."
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