"This risk could push our forces further from the battle space, compromising our ability to bring our conventional superiority to bear.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

This is simply a ploy to show the diplomatic community that the EPRDF is compromising with parties.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"I believe that the resolution they have agreed upon is the first step of what has to be an ongoing reconciliation and compromising of political views that can stabilize civilian democracy and the rule of law, both of which are essential to the efforts that the Pakistanis themselves see as so critical - namely preventing extremism and violence from stalking the Pakistani peoples and the country,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.16