What's the meaning of 'very deliberately' and 'Cast'. With time, he(obama) said, Russia would realise that "brute force" cannot win. He very deliberately cast this crisis as a clash of ideologies. But the president said that if the Russian leadership continued on the path it was on then its isolation would deepen, sanctions would be expanded and Russia's economy would be damaged. What's the meaning of 'very deliberately' and 'Cast'.