And the US needs to have a position, not just hold their coats while they sit down.

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Prior to that, I would just go out and shake hands and take pictures and sign autographs and just pat them on the back and say "thank you" and sit down to have dinner with them -- just let them know they were appreciated.

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What we hope they will do is tell us when we can sit down and talk about the entire package, not just a part of it.

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