excerpt:
SECRETARY RICE: "...Now we hear, and I've heard it many, many
times, now
is not a propitious time for peace. I do not deny that the
present
moment is complicated and challenging. I do not deny that the
situation in Gaza is deeply troubled. But when has the Middle
East
ever been uncomplicated or unchallenging? I believe we have a
real
opportunity now to advance the establishment of a peaceful Palestinian
state..."