That includes resolving the issue of U.S.military bases in Okinawa.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

You have to show those visible signs,". Admiral Mullen said the U.S.government is "extremely concerned" about corruption in Afghanistan, and that if the issue is not addressed, any U.S.and international military effort will not succeed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"Obviously there is a bit of a spread between those two figures and it suggests the possibility of some political problems for the president if he should not take the military recommendation and that difference gets to be a big issue,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.09