In the days since, however, the Administration has struggled to find its policy voice.
So far the administration has struggled to maintain the appropriate balance.
Even as it moves toward a more aggressive policy on Sudan, the administration has been struggling to find the right approach.
The Administration, which has differences in its own ranks over how tough a stand to take, is still struggling to develop an international consensus.
The administration is struggling to reduce a $465 million budget gap for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Even as the administration struggles with its allies, it is also facing pressure at home to go slow in confronting Iraq.
The Administration has been struggling for months to project an image that it is effectively implementing the bailout.
The Administration has also struggled to rally the Arab allies.
The Administration has been struggling to find a way to come up with the money to bail out hundreds of troubled savings and loan institutions.
For weeks, lawmakers and the administration have struggled to write a law that would provide aid to the insurance industry for any more large attacks.