"We are not asking anyone to achieve full normalization at this time, we recognize that that will come further down the road in this process."

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

But the good will and high hopes so evident in January quickly gave way to the realities of trying to achieve results in politically polarized Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

And it will undermine the very objectives we are trying to achieve,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

House Majority Leader, Democrat Steny Hoyer says House and Senate budget plans will be a "broad brush" blueprint to achieve the objectives of repairing the economy in the short-term and putting the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

The British Prime minister is expected to make an announcement about Afghanistan on Wednesday, but all eyes are on the United States and what President Obama will decide is the best way to achieve America's goals in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The military official who spoke to VOA Friday said a sense of the "manpower needs" would be a component of the strategy review, but that the goals of the Afghanistan mission and what approach will be used to achieve them is the focus of discussions for now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25