Chilcot had delayed Mr.Brown's attendance in order to avoid,he said, turning the inquiry into a platform for party politics.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The newly ruling Democratic Party of Japan ran in part on a platform that advocated a more assertive policy toward the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Our interests in Afghanistan are quite limited. The president emphasized that the core interest is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a platform for the launching of terrorist attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27