There'll be a lot of diplomacy going on. There's no question that all 15 member states of the Security Council are important and will all be talked to.

I think what you're seeing is diplomacy unfold, and in the end, the president remains optimistic the outcome will be solid.

[President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell are reaching out to the member nations.] There'll be a lot of diplomacy going on, ... There's no question that all 15 member states of the Security Council are important and will all be talked to.

The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.

We consider any referral or report of Iran to the Security Council as the end of diplomacy.

The reason why we're reporting this to the Security Council is to move diplomacy to a new phase so we can see if we can achieve a political settlement.