What some call the V-word - Vietnam is increasingly heard in the growing debate over U.S.involvement in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Thornton says the new amendment to the Lacey Act is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to trade in the lucrative U.S.wood products market.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

He said Clinton discussed the situation in a telephone call with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and that U.S.officials have also been in contact with the interim Honduran administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

he endorsed the grim assessment by the NATO and U.S.commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, and his call for a change in the way the alliance operates in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Japanese diplomats said their government is likely to call for an emergency meeting of the U.N.Security Council immediately following the North Korean launch to discuss what punitive actions against Pyongyang should be pursued.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The U.N.'s top diplomat in Iraq,Ad Melkert, echoed the council's call, saying the delays are contributing to uncertainty and creating conditions that could be exploited by elements opposed to the country's democratic transition.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

ĸVOAٷUNSVվ޹ After a brief welcome ceremony outside the Pentagon, Secretary Gates and General Xu met for more than an hour, during which,according to Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, the secretary's main message was a call for an end to interruptions in the U.S.-China military relationship.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27