From now until the seven weeks pass, the American-Russian relationship will go through several stops, including that of Iran that is relatively reconciliatory even though Russia is practically an ally of Iran while the United States has not yet officially normalized relations with Tehran.
But as Congress became impatient with the ineptitude of the allied leaders and the war's continued costs, that assistance was cut off, leaving our allies practically defenseless.
Since January, he has shown he is capable of attacking practically anybody: foe or ally, Democrat or Republican, black or white.
Why, "after many years of substantial reductions in defense spending, the cuts have now practically stopped among European Allies and Canada".
They're doing all they can to sabotage their own country's position in the talks, practically making themselves the de facto ally of hardliners in Tehran.
So why would President Bush permit our Ethiopian allies to leave Somalia, practically delivering it to the fundamentalists?
With the fall of the Emirau Islands on March 20, the Allies' stranglehold on Rabaul and Kavieng was practically complete, so that they could thenceforth disregard the 100,000 Japanese immobilized there.
By the end of Queen Anne's War in 1713, the English had practically depopulated present-day Georgia of Spaniards and their allied Indian tribes, leaving the Spanish in control of little more than St. Augustine and Pensacola.
The spectacle of our allies openly trying to subvert U.S. sanctions is practically unheard-of.
He adds: "David produced an image of the Emperor to galvanise resistance and foster patriotism, yet the painting never reached a wide audience because of the unexpectedly swift allied invasion that ensured the image remained uncirculated and practically unknown".
Abu Sayyaf is "practically null and void," said a senior diplomat from one of America's major allies.
