Some Reset

Some fine work there and when you give something up, like the missile shield, your supposed to get something in return:

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win specific pledges from Moscow on tougher sanctions against Iran during a visit to Russia on Tuesday but hailed progress in other areas such as arms control.

A senior U.S. official had said before the talks that Clinton wanted to know "what specific forms of pressure Russia would be prepared to join us and our other allies in" if Iran did not keep promises to the international community not to pursue nuclear weapons.But Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov restated at a news conference with Clinton Russia's position that any talk of sanctions against Iran at this stage was counter-productive.

"All forces should be aimed at supporting talks," he said.A U.S. official later told reporters of the Russian side: "They said they weren't ready in this context to talk specifically about what steps they would be willing to take."

The Russian side preferred to discuss any possible moves against Iran in the context of the United Nations, the official added, speaking on condition he was not identified.Clinton praised "very comprehensive and productive" discussions with Lavrov, saying they were further evidence of the "reset" in formerly rocky U.S.-Russia relations.

"I feel very good about the so-called reset," she said.

How nice.