Sentences with phrase «for military strikes»

[Argentina's president Cristina Kirchner] was mounting a long diatribe in Spanish, attacking President Barack Obama's plans for military strikes on the Assad regime.

(CNN)-- Sen. Jeff Sessions — a Republican who has yet to say whether he'll approve President Barack Obama's plan for military strikes in Syria — said at a town hall Friday that the situation in the conflict - torn nation would be far different if George W. Bush was still in the White House.

Sen. Charles Schumer, who had been leaning heavily toward supporting President Obama's call for military strikes against Syria, made his position official today.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday the US is «still assessing the intelligence» on whether the Assad regime is to blame for the recent suspected chemical attack but added that the US stands ready for military strikes in Syria.

Strong vehicle sales data helped U.S. indexes gain momentum throughout the day while investors weighed President Barack Obama's effort to win support in Congress for a military strike on Syria.

«We don't even have an ambassador to South Korea,» said Sanders, likely referring to the fact that the nomination of Victor Cha, Trump's original pick, was rescinded last month after Cha expressed opposition to the administration's proposal for a military strike.

(CNN)- As President Obama rallies support for a military strike on Syria, Pope Francis condemned chemical weapons and called for an international day of fasting and prayer to press for a peaceful resolution to Syria's escalating civil war.

But any proposal for a military strike against Israel's enemies can count on the support of Israel's friends in Washington, Iraq in 2003 and Iran today being the most obvious examples.

Not exact matches

Saturday's strikes by the U.S., Britain and France were in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Syrian military in eastern Ghouta.

Meanwhile, the US has taken every step short of military strikes to stop North Korea, saying that the era of «strategic patience» had ended and that «all options,» including military strikes, were on the table for reeling back the rogue state.

The unilateral statement issued by the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, initially caught some defense, military, and intelligence officials off guard, NBC News and BuzzFeed reported late Monday, and struck many as President Donald Trump's attempt to draw a red line for US military intervention in Syria — something he had criticized President Barack Obama for doing in the past.

The clear - out came after President Donald Trump warned his foes to «get ready» for a US missile strike, apparently contradicting his former opinion that telegraphing military action is a big mistake.

«It seems new national security advisor John Bolton could be starting his first day in the White House in the worst way possible: by having to plan a military strike on Assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons attacks in Syria,» Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, told CNBC.

In fact, the Swiss franc rose 1 percent against the dollar on Wednesday morning, as investors looked for safe options after North Korea said it was «carefully examining» a plan to strike Guam, where a U.S. military base is located.

Geopolitical fears remained the biggest concern after North Korea dismissed comments from President Donald Trump as a «load of nonsense» and said it was outlining plans for a missile strike near Guam, where the U.S. has a military base, in mid-August.

Cohen has worked on an alternative system that would use live data on lightning strikes and the radio waves they emit to build a more resilient navigation system for the military that would be much more difficult to disrupt.

For many veterans, the EBV can be a bridge between the camaraderie of the military and the loneliness that often comes with striking out on one's own.

Trump has hinted at a preference for military options, although a strike on North Korea could leave close U.S. ally South Korea vulnerable to North Korean military retaliation.

Pyongyang looks at states such as Iraq — where Saddam Hussein was overthrown by the United States — and Libya — its late leader, Moammar Gadhafi, gave up his nuclear ambitions for sanctions relief and aid, only to be toppled and killed after the United States intervened in his country's civil unrest — and believes that only being able to threaten the US mainland with a retaliatory nuclear strike can stop American military intervention.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the US is «still assessing the intelligence» on the recent chemical attack but noted that the US military is on standby should Trump give the order for a strike.

The US did provide Russia with advance warning via military channels shortly prior to the April 2017 missile strike on the Syrian air base believed responsible for a previous chemical weapons attack.

And the Chinese government will guess that the timing of the American missile strike was a blunt message that without more robust Chinese help on dismantling Kim Jong - un's nuclear programme, the next target for pre-emptive American military action might be North Korea.

The U.S. just levied fresh sanctions against the Eastern European country for its alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and early last week President Donald Trump warned Russia that the U.S. military could soon strike its ally Syria in response to its use of chemical weapons — a promise he kept Friday evening.

Nervous investors are waiting to see if the U.S. will launch a military strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons.

The sanctions were developed in recent weeks as part of a ready menu of potential military and economic measures for Trump to enact to strike back at Assad's government and his Russian patrons, according to a senior administration official.

In theory they were organized as a parenthesis in life, devoid of political consideration.74 For this reason, when the Arab terrorists struck within the Olympic Village, the playing field was not immediately open to the German military.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) have been created or improved in order to lead military strikes throughout the third world, and thousands of U.S. troops have trained for a massive invasion of Central America.

A peer slammed for meeting Syrian officials and praising the country a day after the UK launched military strikes, has defended the trip.

And fifth, attempted remedies such as plans for strategic defense or for limiting targets to military objectives only increase anxiety about a first strike.

As but one striking example of imperial basing policy: For the past sixty - one years, the U.S. military has garrisoned the small Japanese island of Okinawa with 37 bases.

The alternative engine for the joint strike fighter is something the military does not want, but it's a lucrative deal for G.E. Aircraft Engines and is supported by the local (Republican) politicians.

Some American military officials had also chafed at what they viewed as long and onerous White House procedures for approving strikes under the Obama administration.

That strikes me as more of an argument for a military operation designed to bring down the Assad regime as quickly as possible rather than the «targeted» strikes that Kerry admitted Assad would weather.

North Korea said Saturday the military exercises were «reckless» and its forces would «go over» the operation for preemptive retaliatory strikes at those involved in the drill, according to KCNA.

The crux of the matter is that Britain has indeed waded into the «battle for Islam», which, although it has a concrete military component in the form of air strikes on Isis, is above all a battle of ideas.

2002, after strikes and demonstrations about his corrupt appointments to PDVSA (the national oil company), and 19 people dead, the military removed Chavez from power, arrested, and denied his request for asylum in Cuba.

Regardless of where you stand on these strikes, there is no question that President Trump must come before Congress and seek an Authorization for Use of Military Force before any escalation of this conflict.

And I would say for sure this threat of a US preventive war — quote unquote preventive war, whatever that is, illegal preemptive strike against North Korea — would have so much freaked out the North and the South Koreans that, I mean the Congressional Research Service says that in the opening days of a conventional military conflict, three hundred thousand people would be killed, right?

Off the top of my mind, (1) «a very large military» is not necessarily good at fighting vs. rebels; air strikes won't «destroy»; they can only accompany ground invasion; (2) ground strike means attacker's losses; (3) invasion must be justified, no threat to Turkey yet; (4) a NATO member should agree its actions with the NATO HQ; (5) Kurds are considered a bigger threat for Turkey; (6) Turkey may not want help Assad's who has killed 10 times more civ's than ISIS

The President of the United States has stated that if it is found that the Syrian government was responsible for the chemical strike in Syria, then the US military action in Syria would be imminent.

President «Trump's decision to launch military strikes against the Syrian regime — without congressional input or authorization — shows a contempt for the U.S Constitution and is without legal justification,» said Rep. Barbara Lee (D - Calif.).

Boris Johnson the Foreign Secretary has speculated that it would be very difficult for the UK to refuse the US if it asked for support in another military strike on Syria.

But labels are not that important to his Vermont supporters.He has recently issued a report on the right - wing billionaires who are trying to buy this election through super-Pac donations.Sheldon Adelson leads the list as he has pledged to donate up to $ 100 million to defeat Obama and the Democrats.He is the Vagas billionaire who was in Israel with Mitt over the weekend.There are strings attached to the $ 100 million, and we will not know all of the details until, and if, Mitt gets to the Oval Office.Romney's strong support for a possible Israeli military strike against Iran's nuke facilities was approved, and likely discussed, with Adelson.Romney's postion vis a vis Israel, the Palistinians, and Iran will likely produce war, not any peaceful resolutions.Sanders» list of the billionaires begins with: «1).

Michael Fallon has met around 75 MPs as the Conservatives push for British military strikes against...

Obama has a rather spotty war and civil liberties record compared to what many of his voters hoped for (drone strikes - especially on US citizens; NSA scandal; Guantanamo still open; starting or contemplating new military action).

Michael Fallon has met around 75 MPs as the Conservatives push for British military strikes against jihadi targets in Syria.

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In a statement by its Director of Public Relations & Information, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, the Force says, «It is instructive to note that with the recent successes recorded by the military in the North East against the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), intelligence reports revealed that due to the fierce attack on the sect, the BHT elements are presently in disarray and looking for soft targets to strike especially military installations.»

«It is instructive to note that with the recent successes recorded by the military in the North East against the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), intelligence reports revealed that due to the fierce attack on the sect, the BHT elements are presently in disarray and looking for soft targets to strike especially military installations.

This is especially true of air strikes, by far the most dangerous military activity for civilians.