Sentences with phrase «set for military action»

Jon Ashworth, the shadow minister without portfolio and NEC member, proposed a logical solution: Labour's policy should remain the motion passed by this year's conference, which is open to competing interpretations (most believe the tests set for military action have been met).

Not exact matches

Foreign and defence ministers are set to approve the scheme — a rare joint military step for a 28 - nation bloc that historically prefers political and financial action to armed cooperation — at a meeting in Brussels.

Second, supporting any UN military efforts sets the precedent that such actions could be used on them in the future for such reasons as their nuclear weapons development or severe human rights violations.

If that were not in place, the War Powers Act, which, ironically, was meant to set boundaries on the Executive Branch use of military force, would still allow for this action, in all probability.

The Labour MP for Nottingham North sets out why he will oppose the West's military action in the vote in the House of Commons.

Next up for OR Books is Norman Finkelstein's book on «Israel's Growing Isolation After the Gaza Invasion,» set for January, in which he «looks at how the reckless and disproportionate military action against the Palestinians in Gaza a year ago has led some of Israel's closest allies to question their support for the country,» while «offering the possibility of something hopeful emerging from the tragedy of what occurred in Gaza.»

If the trend towards autonomy continues, humans may start to fade out of the decision - making loop for certain military actions, perhaps retaining only a limited oversight role, or simply setting broad mission parameters.