Well, I don't deal in hope, I don't think. I think the mission is doable. As I said, there will have to be adjustments as circumstances change. It's interesting that the focus is on NATO, and I think we should have some pressure on NATO to do things, but this is a UN mission. There are tens of thousands of UN troops from other countries engaged in lesser operations in different parts of the world. Perhaps it's time for the UN as a whole, because it is its mission, to begin to make more contributions. And I think people ought to think about that a bit. But I think the good work of political leaders in the North Atlantic alliance will sort this out, as it has sorted out almost every other disagreement, and there have been lots of them over the years.
On September 25th, 2006. See this statement in context.