“Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,.” Has BeensImportantInterestExhaustedDiplomacyInstabilityNational InterestsBalkans Author:Tom Daschle
“Today's announcement projects a picture of profound weakness in U.S. diplomacy. It should not have been a heavy lift for our diplomats in New York and in foreign capitals to recruit the necessary 96 affirmative votes to seat the United States in the new council.” ShouldHas BeensStatesTodayUnitedUnited StatesNew YorkProjectsWeaknessVoteProfoundHeavyLiftsSeatsDiplomacyCouncilDiplomatsAffirmativeAnnouncementsRecruit Author:Tom Lantos
“When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.” Has BeensEffortSecurityInvolvedActivityNuclearDespiteIranExhaustedDiplomacyCouncilUnansweredSecurity Council Author:Condoleezza Rice
“For me personally and for most other Americans, this commitment to peace and diplomacy does not imply a blind or total pacifism. There are times when war is justified, and for many centuries the moral criteria for violence have been carefully delineated.” DoeHas BeensWarMoralViolenceCenturyCommitmentBlindJustifiedDiplomacyCriteriaPacifism Book:The Jimmy Carter Library Source: The Jimmy Carter Library