Sentences with phrase «against military action»

The one other former leader, Ed Miliband, voted alongside Jeremy Corbyn against military action.

The dramatic move is aimed at avoiding a wave of frontbench resignations, which could have followed if he had imposed a three - line whip against military action.

No doubt there will be several Tory MPs who will vote against any military action while others (such as Julian Lewis) will be looking carefully at the wording of the motion to see just what is authorised.

In 2001, Marsden took on the Whips after the Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong tried to silence him over his strong views against the military action starting in Afghanistan.

Despite Mr Benn's intervention, a majority of Labour MPs chose to vote with party leader Jeremy Corbyn against the military action.

Who remembers the Prime Minister's speech or the numbers of MPs voting for and against military action?

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country's presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region.

Labour MP Iain Mckenzie was also sacked as aide to Vernon Coaker for voting against military action.

Specifically he notes how he refused to entertain the arguments against military action in the run - up to the Iraq war, even when articulated by card - carrying conservatives, because his hatred of terrorists and liberals outran his reason.

The Syrian government denied its forces had launched a chemical assault, while Russia, Assad's most powerful ally, called the reports fake and warned against military action on the basis of «invented and fabricated excuses.»

Not exact matches

While some countries have used offensive military actions as a distraction, to do so against Israel or any Western nation would be to invite a calamitous response.

We could see attacks against satellite systems, including denial of service, orbital positioning attacks and other outage - inducing actions that could do everything from disrupting television shows to paralyzing military systems.

LONDON, April 11 - The U.S. dollar slipped to a two - week low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as trade war fears receded but uncertainty over possible Western military action against Syria bred risk aversion among some investors.

The Pentagon holds a briefing Friday about the joint military action against Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack on civilians in the town of Douma.

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

Neither the president nor Defense Secretary James Mattis ruled out potential military action against Assad.

LONDON, April 11 Renewed caution among investors dented Britain's top share index on Wednesday as Western forces discussed possible military action against Syria, although strong results from Tesco pushed its shares higher.

U.S. military action against North Korea and / or an accidental clash in the South China Sea would deal a blow to the relationship, in our view, and hurt risk assets.

(CNN) President Bashar al - Assad is warning the West against attacking Syria as President Donald Trump's international allies make preparations to join the United States in any military action against the regime in response to last week's suspected chemical attack.

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.

«We hope that there will be no point of no return, that the US and the allies will refrain from military action against sovereign states,» he said.

As the United States and its allies contemplate military action against Syria for gassing its own people, Syria is poised to chair the United Nations committee responsible for banning chemical weapons.

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

He told the interrogators that he and his brother had been motivated to strike against the United States partly because of its military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and what the two saw as a broader conspiracy against Muslims.

Tweeter in Chief: Despite his pronouncements that he would never publicly telegraph military plans, President Trump's threats of military action against Syria may have already triggered a response from adversaries.

Trump appeared to walk back his threats of military action against Syria, tweeting that an attack could happen «very soon» or «not so soon at all.»

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.

Unilateral military action against North Korea would likely differ from the list of U.S. missile strikes above.

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.

The hubris has gotten so out of hand, in fact, that one prominent «presumption against war» advocate recently proposed that the Catechism be amended, so that a consensus of bishops, the faithful, and theologians (the last presumably shaping the judgment of the first two) be required for judging a given military action morally legitimate.

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).

Hard just war theory reverses these emphases, replacing them with the following: a presumption against injustice and disorder rather than against war; an assumption that war is tragic but inevitable in a fallen world and that war is a necessary task of government; a tendency to trust the U.S. government and its claims of need for military action; an emphasis on just war theory as a tool to aid policymakers and military personnel in their decisions; an inclination to distrust the efficacy of international treaties and to downplay the value of international actors and perspectives; a less stringent or differently oriented application of some just war criteria; and no sense of common ground with Christian pacifists.

Toppled Moammar Gaddafi: In March 2011, joined a coalition of European and Arab governments in military action, including air power and naval blockade, against Gaddafi regime to defend Libyan civilians and support rebel troops.

Any military action against Iraq should involve global military power, working in tandem with Iraq's neighbors.

The Emperor's military fortunes rallied, and he began seriously to think about military action against the Schmalkaldic League.

After the bombing started Interfax reported a Gallup International poll showing a majority of Moscow residents against the US military action (BBC Worldwide Monitoring 2001)

Lord Royce foolishly attempted to confront Littlefinger about his dirty deals, but was easily outmaneuvered and spared a trip out the Moon Door because he'll be needed in the military action against the Boltons.

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.

The military actions against Iraq bill sought to shift the power to approve military strikes against Iraq from the monarch to parliament.

«The Sri Lankan security forces must still make sure that their actions are directed against military targets and not civilians,» the Amnesty expert said.

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.

Mr Cameron and Mr Obama said there remained «time and space to pursue a diplomatic solution» against Iran's nuclear agenda, but their private talks on the three - day visit are expected to address growing calls for military action.

Within the USA, the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists is so broad as to be a rubber - stamp for any action by the president.

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

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.

Labour, on the other hand, says Cameron's response is typical of his character, and that he was unable to win the support of the country for military action against Assad because he failed to listen to the opinions of others.

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