Seizing a Message Bush administration officials had multiple arguments for war with Iraq.
"We're stepping up everything, including military preparations, to send Iraq a message," an administration official said.
In an effort to counter the unions' message, the administration released a Commerce Department study showing that every state would benefit from increased trade with China.
Behind Mr. Bush was a printed backdrop of faux boxes that read "Made in U.S.A.," the message the administration wanted to convey to the television audience.
The "strategic dialogue" was by itself meant to send a message: The administration used the term reserved for the substantive, wide-ranging exchanges it carries on with important countries like China and India.
On Saturday, he delivered a message that administration officials described as one of support for Yemen's unity — Mr. Saleh is battling separatist movements and is eager to have the use of American technology — and for its counterterrorism efforts.
"Why would anyone trust Washington to keep its word ever again?" Asked a similar question by a reporter, Tillerson said he wasn't worried about the message the administration's plan would send to other countries.
I've received a number of calls, emails, and text messages from administration, faculty, staff, alumni, and students in the past few days.
And send a clear message to the administration: "HA HA BURN!" "Shouldn't the administration acted much earlier?" Wallace asks about the housing bubble.
Mr. Cunha said the message from Obama administration officials was "Just trust me".
