Madeline Albright
Madeline Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997...
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We have a strategic opportunity to put the peace process back on track and we cannot afford to lose it,
fight
We have never had a fight with the Serbian people.
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We believe that a sustained air campaign can accomplish the objectives that we have laid out,
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The process is in trouble, we cannot continue this way, ... One option is simply for us to remove ourselves from the process.
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We are hopeful that this agreement will be concluded,
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There are gaps. We're trying to narrow those gaps,
choice choices tough
There are tough choices to be made by each side,
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We have insisted that (North Korea) cease its long-range missile development, production and export program, ... We are at a critical juncture in our relations with Pyongyang. The choice is for the North to behave in a way that allows for a positive direction in our relations.
directed particular region
this is not directed at any particular region or country.
turned
He has to be turned over. We want to see him in The Hague,
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This is a visionary idea, ... This is an investment in the future.
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Coming on the eve of that country's congressional and presidential elections, the waiver decision is intended to lay the groundwork for increased future cooperation and to support those in Colombia who are striving to strengthen the rule of law and buttress their embattled democracy,
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This is not Saddam Hussein versus the United States, ... This is Saddam Hussein versus the United Nations.
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determined to do the right thing, but in a pragmatic way. We defended human rights.