It was only after the fall of Baghdad that his government authorized the dispatch of 3,000 soldiers, police officers and civilians.
In late July Johnson took the final steps that would commit the United States to full-scale war in Vietnam: he authorized the dispatch of 100,000 troops immediately and an additional 100,000 in 1966.
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 20 — The Security Council on Tuesday authorized the dispatch of an African Union peacekeeping force to Somalia to help stabilize the country so a United Nations operation can take over in six months.
The Security Council previously authorized the dispatch of 5,537 peacekeepers to Congo, but there has been a mounting reluctance to commit them to monitoring a cease-fire that has yet to take hold.
"Last week I authorized the dispatch of a small British diplomatic team to eastern Libya, in uncertain circumstances which we judged required their protection, to build on these initial contacts and to assess the scope for closer diplomatic dialogue," Mr. Hague said, speaking of the Interim National Council, based in Benghazi and made up of opposition leaders.
President Bush authorized the dispatch of 7,200 active-duty ground troops to the area -- the first major commitment of regular ground forces in the crisis -- and the Pentagon announced that an additional 10,000 National Guard troops will be sent to Louisiana and Mississippi, raising the total Guard contingent to about 40,000.
In 1812, not long after refusing General Dearborn's request, he authorized the dispatch of militia companies to the state's eastern district (now Maine) under United States Army command.
Today, Arabs stepped up demands for a punitive resolution against Israel that could authorize sanctions and the dispatch of an international monitoring force, essentially to protect the Palestinians.
Authorize the wire transfer.
Authorize the connection.
