• The United States has been very clear that we did have to have some political basis to make clear that that cessation of hostilities was not going to countenance a return to the status quo ante. This resolution does that. And now we're going to see who is for peace and who isn't.

    Condoleezza Rice: The United States has been very clear that we did have to have some political basis to make clear that that cessation of hostilities was not going to countenance a return to the status quo
 ante. This resolution does that. And now we're going to see who is for peace and who isn't.
    Condoleezza Rice's remarks at press briefing, August 6, 2006.