Within the administration, the camp supporting forceful government intervention is being led by Peter R. Fisher, under secretary of the Treasury.
The best solution, the general wrote, was an all but complete withdrawal of United States forces from the region, to be accompanied by economic assistance, more forceful support for the Palestinian peace process, and "the impartial application of international law".
Iraq's foreign minister, meanwhile, expressed support for a forceful response to continuing violence by insurgents.
Later, during the time of Thomas Aquinas, the church moved toward more forceful support of high fertility and opposition to birth control.
Mr. Kerry acknowledged at his news conference that Saudi Arabia has urged more forceful support of the opposition than has the United States.
Australia was also reluctant to include the reference to fossil fuel subsidies in the communique, but it was eventually included after forceful support from Obama.
At the same time, a French doctor returning from a rebel-controlled hospital raised new alarms about the presence of foreign Islamist militants in Syria, stoking fears that have discouraged the West from more forceful support for the rebels.
But those close to Mr. Grenell, known as Ric, insist that when he had sought forceful support from those who had entrusted him with a major role, the campaign seemed to be focused, instead, on quieting a political storm that could detract from Mr. Romney's message and his appeal to a crucial constituency.
The mayor, the first major public figure to express forceful support for the project, insisted on giving a rousing speech that he tinkered with and tweaked endlessly, even on the 10-minute ferry ride out to Governors Island, where he delivered it.
Morocco's autonomy plan for the Saharawi people won a strong endorsement from the Obama administration when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton articulated forceful support.
