Examples of use of it's not on!
1. HAM:В Its not on the Syrian side; on the Iraqi side.
2. CASEY:В Its our expectation that the result of the first Security Council meetings on this will be a presidential statement.В I dont know that theres -- since its not on the Councils calendar at this moment, I cant tell you whether that is going to be next two days, next four days, next six days.В So I dont want to pin it down on specific timing.
3. QUESTION:В Its not on that.В I wonder if you could elaborate a little bit on her remarks about Iraq and the future with the constitution apparently being approved.В She says violence will continue, the U.S. shouldnt leave prematurely and its a step toward democracy.В So I mean, Im having a little problem putting all this together.В This doesnt move our departure date, theoretic as it might be, up a bit?В And why would violence necessarily continue if the country is taking surefooted steps toward democracy?В Isnt that what we see as the solution to this problem is to implant democracy?В MR.
4. So at this point, I dont think that we see anything that indicates the Iranians are willing to engage in a serious diplomatic process that would lead to the solution that I talked about:В the international community having objective guarantees that it would not -- that it could not obtain a nuclear weapon.В Thats why were headed to the Security Council right now because of Irans refusal to do that.В The onus is on the Iranians.В Its not on the EU-3 or the United States or anybody else to come up with some other neat proposal for them to consider.В This is -- it is on the Iranians now to take actions as the Secretary -- you heard from the Secretary last week.
5. MCCORMACK:В No.В I think he was asked that question.В I havent -- I have seen various news reports out of various interviews or interventions that he may have done in Germany and I know that he was asked that question, so its reporters asking well, you know, are military options are on the table.В And what at least I saw, he restated what both the President and Secretary Rice have said all along and said that those options -- you never have the President take any option off the table.В Thats just -- thats -- you dont want an American President to take options off the table.В But as Secretary Rice has stated very clearly, its not on the agenda now.В We are working a diplomatic route.