Sentences with phrase «us take military action»

China will take military action if the U.S. decides to press ahead with legislation designed to encourage high - level contact with Taiwanese officials, according to a report by The Global Times.

(It didn't help that in the interview Bannon scoffed at the idea that U.S. would ever take military action against North Korea.)

«Any time we take military action, there are risks involved - especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions,» said Obama.

Shares of defense companies tend to outperform the broader market when the United States takes military action in the Middle East, history shows.

After 9/11, the biggest foreign attack on American soil in history, it took George W. Bush almost a month to issue his first orders to take military action against Afghanistan.

Expectations for the West to take military action had been building since a suspected chemical - weapons attack killed civilians in Syria more than a week ago.

Nor is Bolton the only person in Washington who has proposed taking military action against North Korea.

Nevertheless, Netanyahu's hawkish retort not only increases the odds the US will pull out of the deal but raises the spectre of Israel taking military action against Iranian nuclear facilities.

In the late «90s the neocons urged President Clinton to take military action against Iraq; their letter to him is reproduced on the dust jacket of Dorrien's book.

Christian leaders in the All - Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea say America should not take military action against the regime.

Mr Grieve added: «That said, I think the basic principle that you should seek parliamentary authorisation before taking military action is a perfectly sound one and I don't think the Prime Minister disagrees with that.»

Christian MPs have weighed in on proposals being debated on Tuesday afternoon to limit the Government's ability to take military action without consulting Parliament first.

Sir Gerald Howarth, the former Minister for International Security Strategy, has told Premier the United Kingdom should take military action to stop Islamic extremists in Iraq.

Obama also threw a challenge to the American military and political leaders in taking military actions.

It is often considered more legitimate for a country to take military action against another country that is authorized a UN Security Council resolution than it is to do so without that authority, and it is considered more legitimate for a country to take action against a country whose actions have been condemned by the UN Security Council (without an actual authorization to take military force) than it is to do so without such a determination.

For example, Saudi Arabia has recommended that the US take military action against Iran.

It now seems fairly clear that the US and the UK are set to take military action in Syria in the coming days in response to the recent chemical attacks there.

Even if Congress doesn't declare war, the Vice President would be sworn in as President following from Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and they would take military action:

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

The 66 Labour MPs who voted with the Government on the main motion to support «taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria» represented well under a third of the 231 current Labour members of Parliament.

So the president may take any military action of any magnitude against any target so long as he informs congress within 48 hours and does not take longer than 60 days?

The USA has many times in the past taken military action with only the President's order to back it up legally.

«We have a good record on consulting parliament - having a vote in parliament if we decide to take any military action and we're conscious of the views of parliament on these matters and the need to be consulted,» foreign secretary William Hague said before the recall announcement was made.

In a statement tonight, the Prime Minister said: «The decision to take military action is one of the most serious a Prime Minister can make.

Our own PM will be happy, not least because his decision to play the key role in this operation, pushing President Obama and others to take military action has paid off.

What happens in the dreadful event of this country being required to take military action?

However, as the leader of the UK's main opposition party there is at least a theoretical possibility that he will one day be in the position of deciding whether or not Britain should take military action to defend our neighbours and allies.

Only one in three (35 %) thought it was right for the UK to take military action against Colonel Gaddafi's forces in Libya.

The question of whether he would ever support the UK taking military action is one which he has repeatedly dodged and fudged.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

While Congress prepares to vote on whether or not to take military action against Syria, two local members of Congress are still considering all the facts.

«If Iran continues to develop their nuclear capability and decides to enrich uranium beyond the 20 percent today and to weaponize it, then we will have to take military action.

19.30 The Stop the War coalition hosts a «Don't Iraq Iran» cultural event to raise money for campaign against taking military action against Iran.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- A new national poll suggests that six in ten Americans sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians in the recent fighting in Gaza, and most believe that Israel's initial decision to take military action against Hamas was justified.

President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.

A UK cabinet minister has dismissed the idea that parliament should have a vote on whether to take any military action and suggested that giving MPs such authority was a mistake.

Sir John also concluded that the peaceful options for disarmament had not been exhausted before the decision to take military action was taken.

Not exact matches

If the borrower is creditworthy and has made payments for the past 24 months on time, or is on active military duty, no additional action is taken.

On July 27, Bennett admonished Gantz as he was speaking before the cabinet, telling him that military leaders should be like «galloping horses» that need to be restrained by the government, not like «lazy bulls,» which require prodding to take action.

The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the world in response to Russia's use of a military - grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom, the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world.

«The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the world in response to Russia's use of a military - grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom, the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world,» said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

If you live near Joint Base Elmedorf - Richardson, you've likely heard the sounds of the military base in action; the guns firing, the planes taking off everyday like clockwork, and the base - wide sound system relaying everything from alert messages to the national anthem.

One is that if that type of military action did take place, that the stock market would move smartly to the downside.

Rickards reported that Pompeo told him, categorically, that military action will be taken against North Korea within 5 months, or by March 20, 2018.

The leaders of two of Britain's major church denominations have urged the government to think twice before agreeing to take part in military action against Islamic State (IS).

When it quickly became apparent that Americans were in no mood for such sacrifice, Carter took direct, and miserably failed, military action in Iran.

The South fired first, on Fort Sumter, and Lincoln took immediate action under his constitutional powers as president and military commander in chief.

The committee's report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences — including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents — to improve what is knows about concussions and to reduce their occurrence.

On the other hand, the Assad regime does not appear to have involved its own military forces in this strike by Iran on Israeli forces, or in many of the other actions taken by Iran supported forces against Israel.

With the rising Ukrainian nationalism and the increasingly more and more visible loss of control of the central government over the country (in the recent trade blockade of Donbass by Ukrainian nationalists, president Poroshenko protested the blockade but was unable to force its lifting), it is possible that Ukrainian military will take more forceful action against Donbass and Luhansk, which may force Russia's hand, so not all risk of war is beyond us.