How does he intend to frame the U.S. response to some of the hot spots in the world right now, whether it be Syria, the unrest in the Middle East, the issue with the potential concern of Israel confronting Iran?
This is the same time frame that the U.S. collected additional data showing Israel was flying a high number of warplanes over Lebanon.
Obama told reporters Monday in Chicago that he still thinks 16 months is the "right time frame" for removing U.S. combat troops from the country.
Disclosure: Because of companies I work for and agencies I interact with, I cannot accurately frame my slant on certain U.S. legislators.
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And yet only nuclear power, which went from zero to about 8.5% of the U.S. primary energy over that time frame, has managed to steal significant market share from coal, oil and natural gas.
Arizona Republican and presidential contender John McCain, a staunch supporter of the war, asked Jones if he believes it would be in the interest of the U.S. to just set a time frame for withdrawal.
While not an exact scientific measure, a sampling of U.S. doctrinal writings on IW could provide a useful frame of reference and possibly some context for comparison between Chinese and American thinking.
In terms of time frame, let me give you a sense of perspective from our U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, who has been in close contact in negotiations with his counterparts on the Russian side.
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The countries are negotiating a security agreement that would define the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq, and the notion of a general time frame recently was made part of the negotiations.
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WTI, the U.S. benchmark, has gained more than 20% in the same time frame and has clocked-in gains in seven of the last ten trading sessions.
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They even put a number on it, saying that living in less dense communities--and two-thirds of the U.S. is comprised of such communities-- adds six pounds to the average frame.
When the market factors in the continued erosion of gas production and exports of U.S. LNG, which are slated to begin within a 2-year time frame, the big picture becomes clear.
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