We understand that it is vital to measure Iranian intentions by actions as opposed to words -- and we will do that -- but it is also important that these talks are getting up and going again after a long delay.

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We haven't had to let anyone go yet, but we are - a year ago, have sons in the business, and we had plans and intentions of growing the business and expanding, and we've kind of drawn back a little bit our intent to expand.

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Governments don't have a monopoly on it, and we can't -- you can't judge the intentions of another country by looking at its force -- like by looking at its force posture.

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But he warned that "we cannot tolerate a safe-haven for terrorists whose location is known, and whose intentions are clear".

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Even when we act with what we believe to be the best of intentions, our efforts are often at cross-purposes with our goals.

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It's important that we don't make any ill-considered decisions -- even with the best intentions -- particularly at a time when our resources are so limited.

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"It became clear that we failed to fulfil what I consider one of our most important responsibilities - to communicate our intentions clearly, " he wrote.

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The risk in Iraq is that despite good intentions, we'll become irritated and distracted and leave the job half-done, as we did after the first gulf war and after Afghanistan, when we refused to provide security outside Kabul.

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