Word: withdrawals
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...newspaper during which she belatedly tried to convince the reporter to keep her remarks off the record, she described Clinton as a "monster" who would do whatever it took to win. More substantively, in an appearance on the BBC, Power seemed to indicate that Obama's commitment to expeditiously withdraw American forces from Iraq was a campaign plan that would not necessarily guide his actions as President, particularly if conditions on the ground in Iraq changed and led to alternative recommendations from the Pentagon...
...Israel has acknowledged its need to withdraw from Arab territory, which they had occupied for security considerations. Withdrawal from the 20-mile “Security Belt” in Southern Lebanon in May 2000 proved counter-productive. It brought Hezbollah 20 miles closer to the Northern borders. Its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005 was fatal. With long range missiles, neither the residents of Sderot, not Ashkelon, nor my parents in Tel Aviv, can sleep peacefully at night...
...like a scene out of the movie Pulp Fiction. People covered in blood." The soldiers found themselves surrounded by Iraqis and one of the snipers said over the radio he had seen an Iraqi going to get a weapon. This prompted the Australians, in accordance with their orders, to withdraw - making it impossible for them to stay and give medical attention...
...Although Israel appears to have chosen to withdraw its troops from Gaza because of Rice's visit, Hamas spun the Israeli pullout as "a victory" in what they now call the "Five Day War." The next war is sure to last longer, and its main casualty will be the U.S.-sponsored peace initiative...
...kept much of what was found, but archaeologists took home a share for their affiliated museums and universities. Today the source nation keeps almost everything, despite the fact that a foreign museum or university is usually paying for the dig. "If archaeologists were to say, 'We're going to withdraw our expertise until you say you will re-establish partage,''' says Cuno, "it seems to me [source] nations would respond to that...