Perhaps most portentous of all is Moscow's drumbeat that only a political or diplomatic solution is acceptable.

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For the following reasons, this ploy should be seen for what it is: a portentous move to restrict U.S. flexibility in deploying effective strategic defenses.

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President Obama's studied indifference towards the situation there and his determination, come what may, to pull all U.S. forces out is setting the stage for a portentous American rout.

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