<blockquote>'..a key part of Obama's short speech was when he said: "Over the last decade, we have spent a trillion dollars on war, at a time of rising debt and hard economic times. Now, we must invest in America's greatest resource - our people.
"America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home."
With an election around the corner, voters concerns and fears weigh more heavily than wishes of the generals to pursue elusive victory.'
- Mark Mardell (
Source, 23 June 2011) "There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune."</blockquote>
<blockquote>'..an opportunity to create a free-trade zone embracing Europe and the Arab world..'
- Edward Stourton (
Source, 23 June 2011)</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
The Desertec project - '..Chernobyl .. the 1986 disaster prompted him..' - '..Fukishima Daiichi nuclear disaster..''Nuclear Phaseout..' - A New Era of Energy - '..German companies .. leaders in solar technology..'(Planetary) '..spending on defence..' Example (Brainstorm)Crossing the Rubicon..</blockquote>