Running counter to the pressure to speed up the transfer is the concern that any future government of Iraq be seen as something that Iraqis have chosen.
But more to the point, Cracker Barrel is simply doing what almost everyone else is: watching the continued popularity of the fast-casual industry and wondering whether it should adopt its practices or just join the growing number of counter-service restaurants dedicated to speed, customization, quality ingredients and bargain prices.
The short-term stuff needs to happen at the same time the US works on getting up to speed to counter rapidly developing Russian and Chinese capabilities, so that both of those guys are convinced that they shouldn't try anything stupid.
I think it may be something of a counter to the speed with which Europe always finds fault - some in Europe," Mr Powell said.
The artist's old-world method appears to run counter to the speed in which our modern world operates, yet his approach to visual language has attracted consistent attention from the art and fashion worlds.
If there was a stylistic knock on this Red Bulls' team, other than their vulnerability to speed on the counter, it was an inability to break down bunkered teams.
I do wonder if they're being a bit too patient, mind - Bremen have looked most vulnerable to speed on the counter-attack.
Designed to speed up checkout counters and eliminate the drudgery of physical price marking, the bar code has come a long way since 1974-when it was introduced into retail sales on a pack of chewing gum in an Ohio supermarket.
The anthrax manhunt is stalled and there has been scant progress in the supposed push to bring local hospitals up to speed in identifying and countering bioterrorism.
Nigeria were still moving the ball around as the game progressed but they were beginning to tire as their exertions in the heat told, while the US were looking more confident picking their moments to counter at speed from a compact shape as the game went on — much as Klinsmann has repeatedly demanded they do.
And while Beckerman's role is not the most eye-catching, it's been consistently vital in the group stages for giving some counterbalance when the US has gone forward, especially when playing a group of teams built to counter at speed.
