Bill Reinsch Quotations

Time and time again we have seen that unilateral economic sanctions by the United States do not work. Unilateral measures -- including some bills pending in the U.S. Congress -- would harm relations with our allies without achieving the results we all desire.

Our members are very concerned about what the failure of this deal means. They haven't wanted to be visible but they're very concerned about the signals the U.S. is sending out.

That's out of character for the Gulf states. It's more likely they'll just act, and suddenly a deal is off.

We would probably say it's a mistake. You get kind of short-term satisfaction on the part of the university, but in the long run, you mostly hurt poor people. ... Basically, there's a negative economic impact on the poorest people, and it doesn't affect government policy or the people running the government.

The message is just an awful one: Support the United States, help out on terrorism, and then we're going to treat you like a terrorist anyway.