Steady, sure and underfunded, Rick Santorum needs a miracle -- like Iowa, but on time and bigger.

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We have seen -- and the President has been briefed and I think General McChrystal made mention of the steady but sure progress in training and retaining an Afghan national army and police, and some improvements that Ambassador Eikenberry mentioned on the governance side.

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But in the meantime, that the world community, in particular the United States and our allies in NATO and ISAF, will be with us to make sure that we take steady and strong steps and are back while you are making those steps towards 2024, when Afghanistan will be largely defending itself and providing for itself.

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Filtering all our worries away as we make our sure and steady way.

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To be sure, matters are complicated by the steady stream of new information from court cases and evidence to the Leveson inquiry, but irritation levels are clearly reaching critical and the committee seems to be becoming more and more polarised.

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