Save the day?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>” (<span word="What">What</span> <span word="day">day</span>?) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="As">As</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span> <span word="floundered">floundered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="workable">workable</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="intervened">intervened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="being">being</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="right">right</span>. (<span word="Barack">Barack</span>) <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span> <span word="militarily">militarily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span>. (<span word="David">David</span>) <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="while">while</span> (<span word="Francois">Francois</span>) <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="against">against</span> (<span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-)<span word="Assad">Assad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p>
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