It's part of the past that we have between us now. We can't get away from that piece of it. So what we're hopeful of doing is perhaps using this first anniversary of it as a point from which to move forward.

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We are very eager to do that so we can reassure their families. ... those are the norms of international law, and as time goes by that gets to be a worse and worse situation.

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We've got assurances that our crew is safe and sound and that we'll get to see them soon.

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We are working on meetings, our communication is getting better and both our governments are working pretty hard to solve this.

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I think we'll be busy with it for the next day or so. We're trying to get it sorted out.

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I think it's a time for rhetoric to be very measured and constructive, and not be rhetoric that does not lead toward solutions, ... I think it's a time to proceed very cautiously and thoughtfully, and a time for creative solutions.

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The air crew did a marvelous job of saving the aircraft.

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We've got some people on the way down there tomorrow. And we'll continue to work hard both here and in Washington. And it appears also the Chinese have lost an aircraft and we're sorry that occurred.

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There is little doubt that they have been over the airplane ... We are sure that the crew is not on the airplane, and we have every reason to think that the Chinese have been all over the airplane, ... Good Morning America.

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