Although officials pronounced themselves pleased with the progress of the military campaign, strains in the American-led coalition were evident.
That country's first military coup, in 1976, coincided with the election of President Carter, whose human rights campaign strained ties with the architects of a "dirty war" that eventually killed more than 15,000 people.
Britain, in particular, with heavy combat commitments in Afghanistan and mounting costs for the Libyan air campaign straining its military budget, has been concerned that the conflict could be settling into a long-running stalemate.
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Strained to Hone Her Message, Hacked Emails Show By AMY CHOZICK and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Oct. 11, 2016 Thousands of messages released by WikiLeaks offered a look inside an operation that misread the electoral mood, throwing Mrs. Clinton's campaign off course.
The Corbett campaign strains — and fails — to justify turning a proposed cut into a promised increase.
And imagining their winning campaigns strains credulity even further.
Preckwinkle soon became an Obama loyalist, and she stuck with him in a State Senate campaign that strained or ruptured many friendships but was ultimately successful.
The C.I.A. drone campaign has strained America's relationship with Pakistan, even though top leaders in Islamabad have tacitly blessed the operations.
After a bitter campaign that strained the sinews of the union, Cameron, speaking on the steps of Downing Street, promised to restore the Conservative party's one-nation credentials and recommitted to holding an in-out EU referendum by 2017.
Limping out of a summer focused almost exclusively on discrediting Mr. Trump, the Clinton campaign has strained in recent weeks to migrate to a more positive message, convening high-minded speeches about Mrs. Clinton's faith, career and public service aims — only to see Mr. Trump briefly catch her in the polls.
