Presence
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The government committed a number of blunders in its negotiations on the continued
presence
of US troops.
They must recognize that a long-term
presence
by US troops is out of the question, but that US combat forces will be needed in Iraq – albeit with a diminishing role – for the next five years.
Only such a
presence
can consolidate the palpable, but still reversible, gains made over the past year.
In Venezuela’s volatile political climate, ensuring a fair process will require the
presence
of reputable international election observers – something that, so far, Maduro has refused to allow.
Nor is it surprising that opposition leaders have called for the
presence
of observers from the OAS, by far the most experienced body in the Western Hemisphere when it comes to election monitoring.
All told, the US has alienated some of its closest allies, weakened the NATO alliance, and become a bigoted and xenophobic
presence
on the world stage.
The timetable for doing so will be set out at the UN General Assembly in September in the
presence
of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Would it not be wiser to give a helping hand to the infant state, turning hostility into friendship and thus securing the future
presence
of Serbs in Kosovo?
I hope that my
presence
in Mogadishu will also encourage more members of the international community to reestablish a full-time
presence
here.
No Iraqi political faction wants to be blamed for prolonging the occupation, but most, with the exception of Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement, will agree to extend America’s military
presence
by another five years.
But the real protective shield for the Gulf rulers is the
presence
of US troops in Iraq, because the Kingdom’s blinkered strategists failed to see that a failure to engage with post-Saddam Iraq would leave the field open to Iran.
The Saudis could well be right: the departure of US troops would represent a sweeping victory for Iran, which has no military
presence
in Iraq, but is the strongest player there.
Future federal governments will have to be based on fragile coalitions, and the German
presence
in the European Parliament will be fragmented among different parties, rendering it less effective.
One-third of irrigated land worldwide is not suitable for growing crops because of the
presence
of salt – the result of repeated fertilization.
Ahmadinejad confirmed sensing a similar
presence.
China knows that it has a problem with European public opinion, and that this might matter as China’s economic
presence
becomes more pronounced.
Intelligence and military analysts debate how much of the violence is due to the
presence
of foreigners, though it is widely conceded that most of the attacks can be attributed to what American officials call “former regime elements,” with the Iraqi Sunni community the main pillar of the resistance.
The findings also suggest that while Jakarta’s “jockeys” were a visible presence, they did not weaken the effect of the policy.
All of the relevant players – including those, like Saudi Arabia and Israel, that are not sitting at the table but whose
presence
is very much felt – are clinging to their initial positions.
Drawing on alleged historical rights, China began to expand its territorial claims, along with its military presence, in the South and East China Seas.
Like Silicon Valley, these hubs will become subnational ecosystems with a global
presence.
So Abe feels obliged to put Japan in a position to be able to help Asia’s democracies manage any crisis that may emerge in the event of a change in America’s regional
presence.
But the truly curious factor that might bring success to Bush is that those who have opposed or resented America’s
presence
in Iraq, such as the Iranian-backed Shi’a parties now also appear to want Bush’s new strategy to succeed.
The sheer scale of public borrowing precludes interest rates from falling despite the
presence
of new lenders on the scene.
Regardless of whether Trump directly praises Duterte’s program, or says nothing about it at all, his mere
presence
will be interpreted as a signal to law enforcement there, in the United States, and elsewhere that corruption and criminal violence in the service of a policy goal is acceptable.
Its
presence
throughout the country in 1997 helped keep Albania united at a time of near civil war.
Yet, despite these far-reaching changes, the dynamics of the OSCE's
presence
have scarcely budged.
Of course, the OSCE's
presence
in Albania does have political backing from large portions of the country's electorate.
Is the OSCE's
presence
retarding the country's independence and economic vitality by creating an image of a protectorate, a country unable to forge international agreements or join powerful international bodies on its own volition?
Is it the OSCE's presence, and not Albania's government, that is now keeping the country what it has long been, a hermit kingdom?
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