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Levitte pledged that France would "remain the toughest" U.S. ally when it came to imposing sanctions on Iran, adding that the French had no illusions about how difficult it would be to get the Russians and Chinese to support tougher measures.
Just as he was likely the most important and influential American official in making the decision to withhold the protection of the Geneva Conventions from detainees, Cheney was likely the most important and influential American when it came to imposing an official government policy of torture.
So when the time came to impose that worldview on others in my hell house performances, I was remarkably good at it.
So I'll let the American people decide, judge who's going to be more effective and more credible when it comes to imposing crippling sanctions.
They could equally lead to division, recrimination and a failure to achieve either goal.Mr Obama has a freer hand than many European leaders when it comes to imposing costs and consequences on the aggressor.
Mr. Skelos, a Long Island Republican, has for months painted himself as Mr. Cuomo's ally when it comes to imposing limits on local property taxes, which was perhaps the governor's top campaign priority.
There's a simple logistical reason for this, beyond the political explanations: when it comes to imposing short-term water restrictions, cities provide some of the lowest-cost opportunities.
But officials and experts here say that Israel must not be seen as leading that effort, and they acknowledge that when it comes to imposing sanctions, Israel has little influence anyway.
Gwilym Mumford The Lebanese and his gang have a foothold in the drug business in Rome, but still have a lot of work to do when it comes to imposing their authority across the city.
When it comes to imposing the death penalty on killers who are mentally retarded, the United States is out of step with the rest of the world: only two other countries, Kyrgyzstan and Japan, execute the retarded.
And when it comes to imposing its will on others, the U.S. often looks like a wimp compared with Rome.
