Sentences with phrase «us military presence»

The exercise was reported in Taiwanese media this week, which speculated it could have been a warning from the United States to China following China's stepped up military presence around Taiwan, the self - ruled island Beijing claims as its own.

The attacks have showcased the depth of Iran's military presence in Syria: Iranian drones launched from areas around Damascus allowed Revolutionary Guard commanders to assess the damage done by the missiles in real - time.

But his fragile grip on power will be tested again in the coming weeks when the Senate, where he has only a wafer - thin majority, votes on financing Italy's military presence in Afghanistan, a mission opposed by some leftist senators.

State - sponsored Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that in response to the US move, Putin may order Russia's Duma to pass a bill that would allow Russia to maintain a military presence in Syria indefinitely.

China has approached Vanuatu about establishing a permanent military presence on the tiny Pacific island, Australia's Fairfax Media reported on Tuesday, a plan that would likely stoke regional tensions.

The heavy US military presence should keep the island secure, although sustaining it if the continental US were to fall might prove difficult.

Those prerequisites include terminating America's military presence in South Korea as well as ending the U.S. regional nuclear umbrella, a security arrangement in which Washington promises in - kind retaliation on behalf of close allies if they are attacked with nuclear weapons.

But since he hasn't been able to secure the funding he desires for the wall, approximately $ 25 billion, he is instead pushing for heightened military presence at the border.

Hezbollah and other Iranian - backed militias have a large military presence in Syria and are well entrenched in central and eastern areas near the Iraqi border.

Residents complain about what they see as the unfair burden they carry in supporting the U.S. military presence in Japan.

«The United States leaving Afghanistan is about as likely as our leaving Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, or most of the other 138 countries around the world where we maintain a military presence,» Skovlund writes.

China «has certainly expressed its interest» in upping its military presence on Vanuatu, an 80 - island archipelago 1,750 kilometers (1,090 miles) east of the Australian coast, a senior defense official told 9News.

Senior levels of Australia's defense force are said to believe China wants to increase its military presence in the South Pacific via the island nation of Vanuatu.

«But let us be clear: the United States will maintain a military presence in Syria, focused on ensuring ISIS can not re-emerge,» while acknowledging many Americans» skepticism of military involvement in conflicts abroad, Tillerson said.

In fact, he was an open proponent of a robust U.S. military presence in Asia to help keep the peace.

«We're in a unique position with such a strong military presence in Honolulu and we have the privilege to serve this community every day in our stores,» said Francesca Peri, Starbucks regional vice president.

«We're in a unique position with such a strong military presence in Honolulu and we have the privilege to serve this community every day in our stores.»

The PLA has a military presence in Ottawa and a Canadian Forces attaché is based in Beijing.

The Arctic is an important area where the Canadian military presence is weak and needs to be strengthened as global warming adds to the strategic importance of Arctic sea lanes.

Add to the mix the need to establish a credible program of military engagement with China and to project some form of military presence in Asia, and policy planners and military leaders face real challenges and tough choices.

Large scale utilization of bioplastics (plastic made from renewable resources like biomass) would significantly decrease US foreign fossil fuel consumption, aiding in the goal of fossil fuel independence and possibly lead to a reduction in US military presence worldwide.

NATO is expected to spend more on defense and increase its military presence in Afghanistan by «a few thousand more troops,» said the alliance's chief, insisting that the coalition troops will not participate in combat operations.

Under the proposal, North Korea would temporarily freeze nuclear and missile tests in return for a reduced American military presence in the Korean Peninsula.

Virginia also has a large military presence, with over 25 military installations throughout the state.

Of course, if Israel were the only country in the world where we send either 1) direct aid and / or 2) provide a military presence and which had free universal health care and / or free or low cost secondary education, you might actually be making a point about there being something unique in the US / Israeli relationship, as opposed to, the $ 100s of billions we're sending around the world to hundreds of other countries which provide the same benefits.

If it won't sustain and increase its military presence here, the other internationals will start heading for the exit.

Not only is there a US military presence in 120 of the 189 member states of the United Nations, but its Central Intelligence Agency has long been at work behind the scenes promoting political change in the interests of the United States.

My problem is the kneejerk hatred of American power which won two world wars and the cold war and the fact that we yes WE protected Europe for years and still without our military presence many of the countries of Europe (who by the way will not arm and participate) would be overrun first by the USSR and later by Islamofascists.

An overwhelming U.S. military victory may create more problems in the Middle Last than it can solve, such as an unlimited U.S. military presence, more intractable Israeli - Palestinian hostilities, intensified Arab anti-Americanism, masse's of refugees, Syrian and Iranian ascendancy, immense economic burden and unending terrorism.

This continuing neglect of the Afghan contribution by U.S. media and policymakers can only have a demoralizing effect on the alliance between Kabul and Washington, an alliance that Miller cites as a reason for a continued U.S. military presence.

When do we stop talking about «the war in Afghanistan» and start talking about «the reconstruction of Afghanistan» (bolstered, though it may be, by a significant U.S. military presence)?

The Pax Americanists are determined to establish a major American military presence in the Middle East: they dream of toppling nearly every regime in that region.

Executed multipronged strategy of positively engaging China while reasserting U.S. leadership in the region by increasing American military presence and crafting new commercial, diplomatic, and military alliances with neighboring countries made uncomfortable by recent Chinese behavior.

Our analysis and that of many Bolivians is that the drug problem, a truly critical problem here and in the United States, is serving as a pretext for wider U.S. military presence and control on the continent of South America.

The American military presence here, as well as a closer security cooperation with the US, are of paramount importance for nations that still consider Russia a threat to their political existence.

there will be a foreign military presence inside the U.S. or peacekeeping force or NATO

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. military presence overseas has changed profoundly.

Though Washington has obtained the support of the ruling regimes, including some inside the former Soviet Union, virtually all the bases are in countries where an American military presence stirs resentment among Islamic extremists.

Was there a UK military presence in a operational, logistical, observational or advisory capacity during the siege at Amritsar?»

It's not the consequence of foreign policy, it's an attack on our way of life,» he argued, claiming that military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was necessary to beat extremism.

Both for commercial reasons, and because the US, frankly, has a dominant military presence just about everywhere.

They also got a secure military presence in a second Southern Caucasian country.

In the process of liberating Kuwait, the United States expanded its military presence in the region with the consent of the respective states.

The recent visit to Beijing by the U.S. secretary of defense, Leon Panetta — which coincided with State Department statements that the U.S. - Japan security treaty would apply to the disputed Senkaku Islands — highlights the growing tension with China over America's military presence in Asia, Chinese efforts to counteract it, and the dangerous misperceptions that can arise if defense strategy gets in the way of diplomacy.

But Washington has recently consolidated its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean.

Even if the fear of attack is low, having a stronger military presence can be appealing.

The globalization of Russia's military capabilities has allowed Moscow to expand its military presence in areas outside its sphere of influence, like Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Considering that strong military presence at Fort Drum, we were disappointed both failed to grasp the seriousness of the epidemic of sexual assaults in the military.

This does not answer the question - or do you claim that countries in the middle east bow before the US more than other countries with little US military presence in the vicinity?

The group called for a probe into the attacks, adding that the Federal Government's claim that it had beefed up military presence must be investigated.