Sentences with phrase «own military force»

Third, for those in Congress who worry that a more aggressive national security team in the White House may push the President too quickly to use military force, this week should focus their concern about the increased risk of military response to Iranian actions.

In a world where the U.S. is implementing policies derived from a grand strategy of restraint, military force is a potentially high - cost tool.

And when [Canadian] military forces come there, they leave a bottle of Canadian Club and a sign saying, «Welcome to Canada.»»

New emphasis will be put on being able to work coherently with the military forces of our allies, he said.

NATO's membership offer to Montenegro has set off a firestorm of protest from Moscow that might seem outsized considering the small scale of the Balkan country and its minimal military force.

The United States says it wants to work for a diplomatic settlement with help from Russia, which is now sending a significant new military force into northern Syria.

That was a milestone in its decades - long drive to pose an atomic threat to its American adversary that Trump has vowed to prevent, using military force if necessary.

People's Liberation Army chiefs aim to ensure that applicants are in tip - top condition to join the rank and file of the world's largest military force.

A convoy of US Army Rangers riding in armored Stryker combat vehicles was seen crossing the border into Syria last week to support Kurdish military forces in Manbij.

«Yes, I don't want to go into that,» Mattis said, agreeing that his closely held military option involved kinetic action, a euphemism to describe lethal military force.

Still, he warned Pyongyang that its military was no match for the U.S. - South Korean alliance, and that diplomacy was most effective «when backed by credible military force.»

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

UNICEF has taken a more serious approach to getting their followers involved on Snapchat by sharing images that raise awareness of the plight of 800,000 children who have been forced to leave their Nigerian homes because of ongoing conflict between Boko Haram and military forces.

President Donald Trump said he plans to deploy U.S. military forces to protect the nation's southern border with Mexico while the border wall is being constructed.

Kim also reaffirmed that he would not use military force against the South and raised the need for an institutional mechanism to prevent unintended escalations, Yoon said.

President Donald Trump has vowed to prevent North Korea from having that capability — using military force if necessary.

She said the imposition of sanctions is paying off and the young dictator Kim has been brought to the table by fears Trump will resort to military force and even a nuclear strike.

Since taking the reins of the group in 2010, he has transformed it from a local branch of al - Qaida into an independent transnational military force, positioning himself as perhaps the pre-eminent figure in the global jihadi community.

Interesting they reject it «as a policy matter,» but aren't willing to reject military force in the United States as a legal matter, even in instances where law enforcement would better incapacitate the threat.

As a policy matter moreover, we reject the use of military force where well - established law enforcement authorities in this country provide the best means for incapacitating a terrorist threat.»

«I still believe that sending large numbers of US military forces into Syria would have been a mistake, but there are other ways to accomplish our objectives,» Gates said.

The PLA continued a major build up of military forces across the range of weapons and troops, including large numbers of new missiles, warships, aircraft, along with cyber warfare capabilities and space weaponry.

Clint Robinson, former head of government relations with BlackBerry, is helping the company showcase its technology with police and military forces.

Khamenei's grip on Iran's politics and its military forces has been apparent for years.

For the last four weeks a military force has been trying to remove the opposition from Derna.

Canada's complete withdrawal of our military forces from Afghanistan, at the earliest date possible, and to direct our attention to UN peacekeeping.

But finding it difficult to get that plan underway, the president said he would send military forces to bolster civilian security patrols.

The UN Security Council in December authorized the peacekeeping mission in Mali to provide assistance to the Group of Five (G5) Sahel, a military force comprised of troops from five African nations.

Military forces often boast about the awe of airstrikes and missile launches, but what's it like to experience their deadly shock on the ground?

This incident was the first time Israeli forces had attacked Iranian military forces.

Haftar's concentration of power in the east, aided by his military forces, opened up Libya's central export terminals, marking the start of the most recent rise in Libyan output back to 1 million b / d from 300,000.

The final call in the Gulf resolution for an immediate cease - fire and a demand that the UN be in charge of the settlement — rather muted after the rhetorical fire — was premised on the beliefs that military force could not deal with the crisis, that sanctions could have been and could still be effective, and that the war would have destructive global impact.

I do admit that McCain is a very good man though and I would have trusted him to at least do the right things on most accounts except he tends to be a Neo-con which I think Amnerica has no place pushing Democracy (or anything for that matter) by military force.

Beware of «faithful» religious believers like Romney who seek positions of great political power and authority over military forces.

And, we've all heard enough stories about the «hazing» that goes on in our U.S. military forces, if one doesn't happen to be a «believer» or, a «believer» like they think you should believe.

and look if u can't differentiate between the actions of some militant groups which we all in the Arab region are suffering from and the actions of the military forces of a country that reflect the strategy of their country then i hope u start to contemplate at what i am saying.

Many of the early stories about the Al - Aqsa intifada centered on events at the Lutheran - sponsored Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, which was occupied by Israeli military forces.

It is only the increased power of the military forces which is holding back a revolutionary resolution of the dilemma.

His Yom Kippur reflections, first published in the Los Angeles Times and widely available on the Web, questioned Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and criticized the military force with which Israel responded to Palestinian provocations.

He fought against the greatest military force of his day by non-violent methods.

The findings that indicate many Americans have a dim outlook on Islam come as President Obama sent a formal request to Congress on Wednesday to authorize the use of military force to combat the Islamic State.

Dwekh Nawsha members work with Kurdish military forces and others to protect the Christian villages on the frontlines in Nineveh, according to Reuters.

Hundreds of rockets were fired, military force was striking back and civilian deaths were mounting on both sides.

The Arias and Contadora peace initiatives would have curtailed U.S. «rights» to use military force in the region.

It's cheaper for the U.S. military to work with local warlords than to help Muhammad Karzai build a military force that could control the whole country.

The market needs secure public order; so the government needs law enforcement agencies and military forces.

They only make themselves and their cause appear frivolous by claiming that military force is immoral and futile, and, at the same time, wanting to have a political say in how such force is to be employed.

Will a modern president actually use restraint the use of military force abroad?

Although Colombia is nominally under a civilian regime, the military forces are really in command — not only lurking behind the civilian president and congress, but recently emerging into the open with the «militarization» of vast regions of the country.

In remarks at a September 25 United Church of Christ gathering Simon acknowledged that, while his support of military force in the Balkans and elsewhere meant that he was «a Quaker of not particularly good standing,» he was «still willing to give first consideration to peaceful alternatives.»