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

Diplomacy, Flexibility, Realism

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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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"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."

Cards

"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 that means is that it's much more difficult to actually find stockpiles of already built weapons."

Production

"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 nuclear weapons program."

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"It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him."

Decision-Making

"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."

Diplomacy

"First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94."

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"So, in a sense, the verification piece is irrelevant to the format issue."

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"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 potential consequences would be if he chooses another path."

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"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 and I think there is some concern if it does continue to delay much longer that the situation isn't going to remain the same."

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