Sentences with phrase «military would do»

The revelation came as a response to the question of what the military would do in view of the recent directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military and the police to stop the recurrent killing of innocent villagers by armed Fulani militia.

But RAND estimated that less than 0.1 % of the US military would do so with a disruption to deployment.

With all of the activities at the three day event that is being planned, students and coaches understand that participating in The Honor Bowl is more than a win or a loss; it is a time to reflect on what our military has done and continues to do for the freedom America's Armed Forces provide us.

The military has done a good job of clearing the place; but you can see, it is a ghost town.

Atiku said despite the persistent insecurity in some parts of Nigeria, the military had done credibly well in reducing the strengths of Boko Haram terrorists.

The military have done their best for us because they have absorbed some of our members into the Nigerian Army.

Not exact matches

Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, the military judge overseeing Bergdahl's case, had ruled in February that Trump's statements as a candidate (and, therefore, a private citizen) didn't rise to the level of undue command influence.

But it is unlikely Russia would risk a significant military escalation with NATO by doing anything more aggressive.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Trump administration doesn't have a «bloody nose» strategy focused on a military strike against North Korea's nuclear program without provoking a full - scale war.

«I think a lot of the soldiers that go in the military don't have entirely what they need to tackle the workforce in the first place,» Smith said.

What we in the West definitely don't know is the current location of Bo or Wang, what repercussions will be felt by Bo's powerful allies in politics, business and the military (the Financial Times reported May 14 that Bo's mentor and standing committee member Zhou Yongkang had been relieved of his duties as head of China's police, courts and spy apparatus), and who is going to lead China for the next 10 years, let alone what their policy leanings may be.

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.

As US President Donald Trump enjoyed chocolate cake with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar - a-Lago in April, he ordered the military to do something his predecessor hadn't dared: directly strike Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

The company also earns revenue from the work it does for the US military, though Holmes has previously declined to elaborate on that, beyond saying that it's an important area with the potential to save lives.

And it's looking at military solutions as well, using robots to do reconnaissance work that would exposure human serviceman to unnecessary risk.

The US bomber flight comes amid a series of Chinese military exercises, including live - fire drills, near Taiwan that a government spokesman said were meant to send a message to Taipei that Beijing would take further steps if Taiwanese independence forces continue doing as they please.

The first time I heard this military adage I thought it was just another one of those feel - good sayings that had little to do with reality, but the more I experienced army and corporate life, the more I realized it is absolutely true.

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 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.

Although there have been several recent cross-border attacks and incursions, the Eurasia Group team does not see a broader military conflict in 2017 given that both countries» prime ministers are focused on domestic issues.

At the same time, we're doing enforcement activity in our remote [exclusive economic zones] to make sure that there's not illegal fishing activity taking place, and we were not seeing that activity, but it was peeling off a lot of our resources toward what I would consider a relatively benign threat, and then we're providing other resources to do exercises with the military in the remote parts of the world but with really no strategic outcome that I could discern where the Coast Guard was providing a unique capability.

As I have noted here before, the value of «hard power» (military dominance) and «soft power» (cultural, financial, diplomatic) can not be assessed until you don't have any.

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

Transgender servicemembers have been able to serve openly in the military since last year, when former Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended the ban, declaring it the right thing to do.

Because U.S. military veterans have all the traits needed to become a great entrepreneur, but they don't always have access to the necessary funds to start their business.

When she asks them what they did in the military, she says, «They had these huge jobs.»

Starbucks, however, does have a program in place to support veterans and their families, hiring 8,000 veterans and military spouses since 2014 — an initiative the chain has attempted to highlight in recent days and weeks online and on social media.

Although the US military, Secretary of State Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis all say unequivocally that the US does not want or train for regime - change missions in North Korea, the president and the military have to do what's best for the country at any cost.

Simply put, military solutions don't solve political problems, but in case of disaster, the US always has options ready.

«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.

«I spoke with Gen. Mattis, we're going to do some things militarily, until we can have a wall and proper security — we're going to be guarding our border with the military.

Plank has the affect and intensity of a head coach — direct eye contact, military analogies, the air of someone you do not want to disappoint.

«The students were always complaining that they didn't have cool military T - shirts.

«In the military, what people don't realize is that you are often put in a position that you've never been in before.

«We didn't just want to hire people that had a certain skillset, we also wanted people that were really on fire about this problem,» says Dave Cass, CEO of Uvize, an online mentorship network and preparation destination for military veterans entering college.

«We don't think there's an easy military solution to this problem,» said McMaster, who believed any solution would be an international effort.

The US has done several military exercises with partners in the region this year and increased deployments, including of Patriot missile air - defense systems, to NATO member - states in Eastern Europe.

Looking at the factual numbers, we don't think there's any evidence that allowing open service would be costly or affect military readiness.»

Meanwhile, at the same event on Tuesday, some of the U.S. military's top weapons buyers said their service branches would have to halt or drastically cut hundreds of acquisition programs if Congress doesn't pass a new budget.

Koryo Tours said that military tension does not deter tourists, though the Otto Warmbier case had caused U.S. visitor numbers to drop off.

However, I do believe that North Korea now believes President Trump will use military force if he has to.

The majority of military veterans have not engaged in combat and do not have post-traumatic stress disorder.

Favetta — a former military dog handler who'd worked at PetSmart for 18 months — didn't want his 3 - year - old Belgian Malinois, Gizmo, to be home alone all day and night.

A former air - force officer and former director of production on the DOD's Joint Cruise Missile Project, Alducin knew what it took to build a good missile and provided the military with engineering specs («what the government doesn't have the resources to do»).

The marines don't know what awaits them on shore, but they are confident that six hours of planning and preparing have left them better equipped to face it than most military units would be after six months.

Ahead of the visit, he has done much to win Beijing's favor, including rebuffing the US over joint military exercises, downplaying an international - court ruling that rejected China's claims in the South China Sea, and criticizing US leadership.

As for what he thinks of the situation in Afghanistan — now that the military has since taken over from the CIA's initial «insurgency» against the Taliban — Crumpton doesn't see much of a bright side:

But in the meantime, Skelton had his own healing to do, which meant redoubling his commitment to the military.

But as a kid, family visits to West Point for college football games just an hour's drive away had convinced him that the Academy was the only fit for him — even though he didn't come from a family with a deep military background.

Alda later spoke to Southern Connecticut State University about his stint in the military, saying, «They had designs of making me into an officer but, uh... it didn't go so well.