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WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT AND WHAT LIES BEHIND. THREE INSTITUTIONS, THE U.S.... |
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THANK YOU, STEVEN. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT NOT TO EXPECT FROM ANNAPOLIS. ANNAPOLIS WILL NOT PRODUCE A... |
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BEFORE WE GO TO ROBERT MALLEY, THE OBVIOUS QUESTION IS THE PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT IS DEEPLY DIVIDED.... |
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TWO REASONS. FIRST, A BIT FORMALISTIC, BUT STILL IMPORTANT. THE PNO REMAINS THE ADDRESS FOR INTERNAL... |
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THANK YOU. ROBERT, BEFORE YOU ANSWER. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT ANNAPOLIS IS FAMOUS FOR IN U.S. POLITICAL... |
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LET ME SAY A WORD FIRST ABOUT THE LETTER, WHICH WE ARE RELEASING. AS YOU READ IT, SOME OF THE CONTENT... |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION THAT HAS INVOLVED -- DANIEL LEVY. YESTERDAY, A JOURNALIST RHODOPES ABOUT... |
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ON THE ABSTRACT, I DO NOT KNOW. ONE CAN WONDER WHAT PURPOSE ANNAPOLIS IS REALLY SERVING. AS I SAID... |
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WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS IN ANNAPOLIS, CAN YOU HELP SET A CONTEXT, THE GEOSTRATEGIC CONTEXT AS... |
| 00:22:34 |
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THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR JOINING US. I WILL START BY LOOKING AT THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. 30 YEARS AGO... |
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WHY WOULD THAT BE BAD, IF THE HEADLINE WAS SYRIA? |
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I DO NOTHING THAT IS A PROBLEM. BUT THE EMPHASIS NEEDS TO BE ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN QUESTION.... |
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THANK YOU. BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, LET ME ASK THE THREE OF YOU FOUR QUICK COMMENTS ON THE SUBJECT... |
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I STARTED READING THE ARTICLE AND I COULD NOT FINISH IT. IT WAS TOO AWFUL. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.... |
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I THINK IT REPRESENTS A STRONG STRAIN OF THINKING IN THE WEST |
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IT PREVENTS A STRAIN OF THINKING -- HOW SHALL I PUT IT? THERE'S A REALIZATION RIGHT NOW IN ISRAEL,... |
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. ROBERT MALLEY. THANK YOU. |
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WE HAVE WORKED IN A WAY FROM 10 SOME TO ANOTHER. -- ONE ZERO SUM TO ANOTHER. ADMINISTRATION'S, SECRETARY... |
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THANK YOU. |
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THERE ARE THOSE FOR WHOM THIS IS A ZERO SUM GAME. YOU'RE SITTING ON A SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST BANK,... |
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THANK YOU. I SAID TO HAVE FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE FORMER CONGRESSMAN... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M IN THE MIDST OF A GREAT DEAL OF PESSIMISM VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED BY THIS CONVERSATION,... |
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THANK YOU. |
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STEVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? |
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I REMEMBER A SERMON OF A FRIEND OF MINE WHO ONCE GAVE IT -- HE SAID THAT EVEN THE MOST IN NEED A STRATEGY.... |
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CAN YOU RESPOND? |
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A BIT OF BACKGROUND. I DO BELIEVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE HAMAS COLLECTION... |
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WE CAN TAKE RESPONSE IS, IF THEY ARE BRIEF. WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. BREVITY IS ENCOURAGED. |
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I WOULD JUST MENTION AN EXPRESSION -- WHEN YOU ARE IN A WHOLE, STOP DIGGING. I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC.... |
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SURE. |
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WHAT ROBERTS SAID WAS IMPORTANT. MOTIVATION MATTERS. WHAT IS BEHIND THIS ANNAPOLIS PROCESS? IF THIS... |
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IT IS THE ESSENCE OF A STATE. HERE, WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY WITH NO LEVERAGE OVER ISRAEL, THE UNITED... |
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I AM NOT SURE I ACCEPT THE IDEA THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS NO LEVERAGE. IT IS A MATTER OF WHETHER... |
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YOU TALK ABOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVING LEVERAGE ON PARTIES AND ALSO ITS CREDIBILITY IN THE REGION.... |
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LET ME PIGGYBACKED AND ANSWER THE QUESTION. I ALSO THINK THE UNITED STATES HAS INFLUENCE ON ALL PLAYERS.... |
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I THINK OUR WORLD HAS BEEN IN THIS PARADOX OF A SITUATION FOR SOME TIME. YOU HAVE A RELATIVELY WEAK... |
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LET ME JUST ECHO THE SAME THING. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING. ANYTIME YOU GO TO THE... |
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CONDOLEEZZA RICE MET WITH THE GULF FOREIGN MINISTERS, EGYPT, AND JORDAN. SHE HEARD THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE.... |
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I AM STRUCK BY THE WAY THAT YOU ARE LOOKING BEYOND ANNAPOLIS. I THINK DANIEL REFERRED TO THE DAY AFTER.... |
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HERE, I THINK UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WILL NOT HEAR THAT MENTIONED. YOU WILL NOT HEAR IT MENTIONED BY THE... |
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FRIDAY. |
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FRIDAY. I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF ONE OF THEM DOES NOT LIFT THE SIEGE ON GAZA. THEY PUNISH THE... |
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THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT MESSAGE TO GAZA AT THE STATE. I THINK WE CAN START WORKING ON SOME OF THESE... |
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JUST HOLD IT THERE. |
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IT IS ABOUT YOUR ARGUMENT ABOUT HAMAS AND BRINGING IN SERIOUS. HOW DO YOU AVOID GIVING THE IMPRESSION... |
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HOW YOU AVOID GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE REWARDING BAD GUYS? |
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WE DEALT WITH SYRIA. |
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YOU DEALT WITH SYRIA BEFORE THEIR CAMPAIGN OF POLITICAL MURDER. |
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WE HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE WORLD AT THAT TIME. IT GOES BACK TO THIS ISSUE OF WHETHER WE THINK NEGOTIATING... |
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AFTER THE COUP IN GAZA, HOW WOULD IT NOT ENCOURAGE OTHER EXTREMISTS FROM HAVING THEIR OWN COUP? |
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I DID NOT SAY THAT AMERICAN WOODBRIDGE AMERICA WOULD TALK TO HAMAS. THAT IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY. OTHER... |
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ONE QUICK EDITORIAL. I THINK HE RAISES A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. ALTHOUGH WE NEED TO START WITH THE... |
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MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE GOAL OF HOW YOU SAY THE ROLE OF FAITH LEADERS IN THE PROCESS. MANY PEOPLE... |
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ANY RESPONSE ON FAITH LEADER PARTICIPATION? |
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I THINK FAITH IS A VERY IMPORTANT SUPPORT FOR THE PROCESS WITH 2 CUP YACHTS -- WITH TWO CAVEATS. ... |
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS? |
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IT IS SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS ME BUT I KNOW NOTHING -- BUT I DO NOT KNOW A LOT ABOUT. BOB NOVAK... |
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WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THE MICROPHONE COMES UP. |
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A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I JUST RETURNED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AS PART OF A DELEGATION. WE TALKED TO... |
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YOU SAW THAT AS OPTIMISTIC? |
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AS WE WENT ON, I NOTICED ISRAEL TOOK THE BALL AND THE PROMISES SEEMED TO BE DIMINISHING UNTIL WE GOT... |
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WE ALL HAVE OUR LIEBERMANS. I DO NOT THINK HE PLAYS A DEFINING ROLE IN ANNAPOLIS. HE HAS BEEN ELEVATED.... |
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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR GREATER DIPLOMACY FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND DIPLOMATIC INVOLVEMENT,... |
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I DO NOT THINK THAT ANYONE IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY -- CONSTITUTIONALLY UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. THERE... |
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IF ANNAPOLIS JUST LEADS TO NOTHING AND YOU DO NOT SEE PROGRESS ON THE GROUND AND THINGS REMAINED STATIC,... |
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LET ME IMPRESS SOMEONE POINT. SHE MADE A POINT THAT I THINK WAS TRUE, THIS ADMINISTRATION, LIKE MANY... |
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I THINK AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WHEN YOU ARE MAKING IS HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION PASSES OFF ITS RESPONSIBILITY... |
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JUST IN ONE RESPECT, YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THEY ARE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE CURVE. THIS IS 14 MONTHS... |
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I WILL TAKE 1 32ND QUESTION. -- I WILL TAKE ONE 30 SECOND QUESTION. |
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WE ARE PLAYING A ROLE IN ALL OF THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PANEL OF WHAT KIND OF ROLE THEY SHOULD... |
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UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO BE OFF THE AIR AND A COUPLE OF MINUTES. YOU HAVE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS EACH.... |
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BE POSITIVE. THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD URGE FOR. ONE THING I TALK ABOUT AN ALIBI -- ANNAPOLIS... |
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I THINK WE SHOULD ALL PUSH THE LIMITS OF CONDITIONAL THINKING. WE DO NOT HAVE MANY ASSETS, WE DO NOT... |
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I THINK THERE IS A ROCK -- A REALITY ON THE GROUND IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO ADJUST TO.... |
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I TEND NOT TO FLOURISH AND OPTIMISM. I TEND TO BE ONE OF THESE CALLED REALISTS. I WANT TO TAKE US... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
