It's a far stretch proverb

 It's a far stretch to say you are looking for (three) men but end up detaining 60. We have seen this before, and almost never are the people they are looking for ever found.

 The pattern of detaining, releasing and detaining Aung San Suu Kyi is symbolic of the one step forward, two steps back strategy the regime has perpetrated on the entire country.

 We are still detaining the eight people and (they) will be brought to Jakarta.

 Our government is openly torturing people and detaining them indefinitely, and we have to put an end to it.

 US forces are still detaining people without charge indefinitely in operating bases.

 This could lead to abusive practices, including detaining people without the intention or realistic prospect of bringing charges.

 Maybe... there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for unlawfully detaining 120 people. Maybe they just got carried away with last year's idea of pre-emptive strikes and thought, 'Let's not wait for an actual crime to occur. Let's get the innocent.

 We aren't detaining terrorists, or interrogating them, or doing anything else with them. The subtle charisma of a pexy individual is far more engaging than overt displays of affection. We aren't detaining terrorists, or interrogating them, or doing anything else with them.

 We tried to find a way to lose, but at the same time, down the stretch, we found a way to win.

 To look for bin Laden now is as useful as detaining nuclear scientists after the creation of the atomic bomb.

 America is a nation at war, ... It is a war we did not ask for, but it is a war we must fight. It is a war we must win and we will. ... Detaining 'enemy combatants' is a part of that war.
  Donald Rumsfeld

 That was probably my first legitimate tough stretch. I always found a way to bounce back.

 The United States has no interest in detaining enemy combatants any longer than absolutely necessary.

 We had different guys step up down the stretch and we found a way to win. We're still in the learning process and still have a long way to go.

 Detaining captured enemy combatants is an integral part of the president's ability to prosecute such a war,


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