If he does not, administration officials say, they will begin preparations for withdrawing all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of next year.
Much of the administration cost goes to private for-profit and non-profit companies that provide some if not all administration services for the school.
Even if not, the administration guidelines allow the attorney general to make other exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
Clinton, who met with Grossman Monday morning at the State Department, expects to announce his appointment in a major Afghan-Pakistan speech she will deliver at the Asia Society in New York Friday, if not before, administration officials said.
If not, the administration needs to hear from us, not just from the industry that profits from these deadly deals.
Even when he was the US ambassador to the UN (albeit unconfirmed) he thought that it should not be a cabinet level post, which has been the case under most, if not all, Republican administrations.
The administration, if not yet making firm commitments, is at least listening, they say.
Some have even said it could have political ramifications for the Obama administration if not properly managed.
He was also a liberal centrist with much fondness for America, if not for the Bush administration.
The costs, the White House said, will be allocated using a formula that dates from the Reagan administration, if not earlier.
