On je rekao da će njegova administracija insistirati na postizanju rješenja diplomatskim putem, te da će čak razmotriti mogućnost pozivanja iračkog premijera Nourija al-Malikija da pregovara o tom pitanju.
He said his administration would insist on reaching a solution via diplomacy, and would even consider inviting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss the issue.