But then the backtracking began.
He added that he felt no embarrassment about the backtracking.
The backtracking by Standard Chartered comes after a series of scandals involving Britain's largest financial institutions.
The backtracking continues through the three dances of the opening half.
He sees the backtracking as "recklessly adding to a general sense of dissatisfaction" with mega-events as a whole.
According to Paul Sheard, chief Asia economist for Lehman Brothers, "The backtracking was damage control, not a major shift in policy".
Yet Mr Kim now says that North Korea has "no programme, no equipment, no scientists trained" in uranium enrichment.Why the backtracking?
Analysts say that the backtracking by the French could lessen legislators' enthusiasm for graduated response systems in other countries, at least if they involve the threat of disconnection.
Kraft was joined in the backtracking department by Hernandez's college coach, Urban Meyer, who has made a whole dance out of these moves.
But Chicago Teachers Union spokesperson Stephanie Gadlin dismissed the backtracking as "Orwellian doublespeak", pointing out that "unfortunately 160 elementary schools don't have libraries – and they know that".
There will be fewer cards with generic sayings like "happy holidays" and "seasons greetings," continuing the backtracking from a much-criticized faith-neutral trend.
