Sentences with phrase «just about national security»

If this were just about national security — that is, making sure we have reliable access to steel in the event of a major war — the fact that we get much of our steel from close allies should satisfy that requirement.

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«This person just seems to have full - on picked a random time to target a bunch of very innocent people, and that is what is very scary about this and surprising,» said Stephanie Carvin, a former Canadian national security analyst who is now an assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa.

But this isn't really about national security — that just happens to be the legal argument the administration is using to establish that it has the legal authority to do this.

As a result of Trump's desire to keep everyone off - kilter, every other government is going to spend Friday wondering if they're about to deal with not just a new secretary of state but also a new national security adviser.

Just this past Friday, I spent a good chunk of an afternoon working with a national security - focused nonprofit, helping them set up a process of adapting their rich store of content to a new website soon to go live — a discussion that's partly about information architecture, partly about writing and partly about search engine optimization.

Asked about the influence of libertarian - minded leaders in the GOP, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said at a Republican governors forum Thursday that when it comes to national security, those who oppose National Security Agency programs that monitor Americans» electronic activity were jusnational security, those who oppose National Security Agency programs that monitor Americans» electronic activity were jussecurity, those who oppose National Security Agency programs that monitor Americans» electronic activity were jusNational Security Agency programs that monitor Americans» electronic activity were jusSecurity Agency programs that monitor Americans» electronic activity were just wrong.

«I will also just say that at some point, Senator Schumer's credibility in talking about national security issues — particularly when the facts are as they are when it relates to homeland security — have to be affected by the position that he's taken on other issues,» Earnest said.

US national security and the provision of an adequate defense budget for America's diminished armed forces (since 1991, the naval forces dropped from 546 ships to 285; the Army fell from 76 brigades to 45; and the Air Force lost about half of its fighter and bomber squadrons) was held hostage in the recent budget negotiations just completed.

«It is not just about the appointment of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Service Chiefs; all members of the administration had shown dedication and capacity to fight the anti-insurgency war.

Enhancing economic might ARPA — E is not just about the climate either; economic and national security implications also drive this small government program.

Super-agent (he just got promoted) Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) of the Bureau of National Security has been assigned to discover information about the Switchblade, a top - secret stealth bomber that recently went missing.

Dennis Dugan (Big Daddy, National Security) directs, but he's absolutely clueless, as is just about everyone else responsible for what little conception may have been involved in the making of this fiasco.

As with another film about tolerance in the Adam Sandler / Dennis Dugan (The Benchwarmers, National Security) oeuvre, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, the object is to perpetually insult and poke fun at its subjects as much as possible before showing that deep down, they really are just kidding and want everyone to get along.

And not just some cheesy knockoff, but one that ties in themes that speak to modern - day issues like the lack of privacy in today's digital age, the overreaching hand of national security, and the mass information culled about us all from an overreaching government entity that tracks our every move.

Energy security is not just a matter of energy; it's about how energy affects national security.

«Climate cranks — many of them the same people perpetually hectoring us about the perils of national security — are choosing to ignore the seriousness of climate change even when the national - security experts they champion are telling us to do just that.

I've just encountered a remarkable document, Driving in the Dark: Ten Propositions About Prediction and National Security, by Richard Danzig who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Clinton.

John McCain believes global warming isn't just about greenhouse gases, it's a national security issue.

The good news is that those terms are being reframed before our eyes, as are the politics of health care, and military spending, and national security, and just about everything else on the public agenda.

We need our leaders to have the courage to talk about and implement real climate change solutions, not just because it's good for the world, but because it's good for America, our environment, our national security and our economy.

Such words gave some environmental commentators hope that Obama would move eventually on the issue, however many have been urging Obama for years to become a «climate hawk» — not just taking swift and large - scale action to reduce emission, but also fully communicating with the American people about the threats posed by a warming world, including impacts on national security and the economy.

As the Supreme Court of Canada sits today in hearings over a national securities regulator, a new book about the judges of the country's top court has just hit the shelves (and e-book readers).

That shows to me, is an example of... I don't think that was about thinking about national security, or about the privacy of Muslim Americans, but it's an example of how you can be thoughtful about these issues instead of just barging ahead and then worrying about what you've captured later, when it's too late.