General Xu said the U.S.-China military relationship might have to endure what he called some more "shocks of adversity."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Army War College National Security Studies professor Larry Goodson says the U.S.-Karzai relationship has been souring for some time, but that,in his opinion, the Obama team has not been able to formulate any alternative to Hamid Karzai.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

"With this blockade against building materials, it seems hard to see how America's pledge of $10 million is going to make any difference unless, because of the close relationship between America and Israel, there's some kind of agreement that this $10 million for UNRWA schools in Gaza will go through."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17