This may strike many as impossible, considering the hostility American troops face in Sunni areas around the country, but it must be attempted.

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If, after the process of considering amendments, it proves impossible to reach agreement on a non-financial bill, then the bill may be lost.

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First, it has made it all but impossible for European states like France, Britain, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, which were all considering boycotting the conference, to do so.

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