Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top officials swiftly expressed outrage and offered apologies to the Afghan government.
The Times reported, "Confidence that ratification would be achieved swiftly was expressed by a number of supporters of the amendment," adding: "How long it might take for the amendment to be ratified was unclear.
Both expressed reservations about moving too swiftly to change the policy, and both endorsed the decision by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to deliberately review the issue before acting.
"It was not intended to reach Mr Daley or Mr Waterfield, it was not part of a campaign, it was not intended to incite others and Mr Thomas removed it reasonably swiftly and has expressed remorse.
But the early sympathy for Mr Hashmi's plight expressed by parliament's speaker swiftly evaporated when the prime minister, Zafarullah Jamali, issued a warning that anyone who tried to give the army a bad name would meet the same fate.Recent incidents have helped to make the army unpopular among civilians.
During interviews and discussions, younger providers expressed confidence in their ability to swiftly learn and use computers despite their having had limited prior exposure.
Another, a bearded Islamist, expressed his hope that Mr Chaudhry would swiftly pass a death sentence on Mr Musharraf.
In candid conversations, some of the leaders expressed acute regret over their failure to swiftly undercut the mayoral campaign of former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, another scandal-scarred candidate for citywide office, and said they would not make the same mistake twice.
One prominent former law enforcement officer who is against the war on drugs expressed skepticism that Chapo would be extradited swiftly, if at all, due to the potential information he could disclose on corruption in anti-drug agencies.
Several observers have expressed skepticism that New York would be able to act swiftly and forcefully enough to win the competition early this spring.
