He hoped he had made the country understand one thing: the great need to forget hatred and bitterness in the difficult time of re-building that would follow the war.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

There were about 50 of us, and we had weekly meetings and discussed different things that we would need for our children, like life insurance or child support.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

The current U.S.and NATO commander, General David McKiernan, had said he would need But Secretary Gates deferred a decision until the new commanders can assess the impact of the current deployment.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08