He said once the people understood that it was a war for democracy, they would win it quickly.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

But almost everyone else wanted to win the war quickly and return to a normal life.

VOA: special.2011.06.30

"I don't think that,uh, unless a greater effort is made by the government to win popular support, that the war can be won out there."

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Lincoln hoped that,in time, these efforts would win Kentucky's support for his war effort.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

The American naval victory ended any chance that Spain could win the war.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

The loss destroyed any hope that Spain could win the war.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

They wanted to win the war, and win it right away.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

It was clear that the South could not win the war.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

He wanted to win the war between the states.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

"You really cannot win a war against these incredibly powerful, brutal,enormously wealthy cartels either in the United States or in Mexico.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

says recognition from the fans, especially the families of war veterans, has been just as rewarding as a possible Oscar win.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

In the war in Afghanistan, U.S.troops are not only fighting insurgents - they are expected to win over the hearts and minds of the local population.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

President Obama saidhis replacement of his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, with General David Petraeus will not slow U.S.efforts to win the Afghan war.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

That has led some security analysts like Fred Burton of the Austin, Texas-based global intelligence company Stratfor to question whether President Calderon can win this war.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

His group,he says, will re-double its efforts to win the war against al-Shabab.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

After we win this war

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Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

"And Obama really has a choice to make here. Does he want to fight a war on the front of liberal Democrats, or does he want to fight a war to win Republican support in the Senate and win conservative Democratic support in the Senate,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

That is our mission,". "And the president described it in no uncertain terms in his inaugural when he said, 'Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.' And to win this war against al-Qaida, the administration continues to be unrelenting, using every tool in its toolbox and every arrow in its quiver,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.06