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...examples of where I think our foreign policy team has gotten the right strategy and has executed well even though the outcomes are still uncertain - because these are tough problems that aren't subject to easy solutions. I think that in Iraq, we are moving forward and on pace to get our troops out. It's messy, it's imperfect, but I think that our team has done a very good job managing that process...
...very carefully how it's being executed. And I think that General [Stanley] McChrystal, General [David] Petraeus, [U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan] Karl Eikenberry and others are working double time to successfully implement this. I know that you've written, Joe, that there may be some questions in terms of pace of getting troops in. I can assure you that a fire is lit under them about making that happen...
...breach, and Biden back to the phones, hoping to find a compromise before the confrontation escalates and endangers the election itself. The U.S. - which has promised to withdraw all its combat troops from Iraq by Aug. 31 and all remaining soldiers by 2011 - has tied the timing and pace of withdrawal to the successful completion of this election. Though it is unlikely that Sunni parties will again boycott the election or return to violent tactics, the parliament's sleight of hand could be a warning that however much the White House and the American public would like to close...
...start of the Crimson’s third match, O’Connor had been relegated to the bench by an illness and freshman Tony Buxton was recovering from a concussion in the hospital, leaving Harvard little chance of keeping pace with the Wolverines (5-1). After two technical falls, two falls, and a forfeit through the first seven matches, Utah State built an insurmountable lead. Still, Harvard’s heavier wrestlers refused to end the day with a whimper...
...squad, though, earning decisions in a pair of tough efforts. O’Connor (18-0) held off illness long enough to notch a 6-5 win over Te Edwards, pushing the senior to second all-time on the career wins list. Not to be outdone, Caputo kept pace with his co-captain, beginning his day with a 7-2 victory. The decision moved the Crimson standout to 11-2 on the season...