:Disagree. Quotes are, by definition POV. In as much as it's difficult enough for this article to remain neutral, the quotes don't help. They don't present any information in a new or pertinent manner so they should go or be limited to one per side that sums up (or comes close) that sides view point. The Patric Verrone quote regarding "If they gave us everything we had on the table right now..." is very propagandist and should be removed. Also, to have a quote from Tom Short in the article and then a blockquote on the side to boot is a little undue weight. The quotes need to be pruned at least, removed at best.