She was just worn out and at the end of her rope.

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It's that Iran's entrenched interests read Obama's meant-to-be-conciliatory remarks as a confession of weakness, a signal that the United States is at the end of its strategic rope.

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Then he tied the rope to the top of the tree and Gary tied the other end to the winch on Mr. Pagoda's tow truck.

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