Sentence examples for a quick invasion of from inspiring English sources

Mr. Woodward suggests that Mr. Rumsfeld decided to make the Iraq war plan "his personal project" after seeing a rival agency, the C.I.A., step up to run operations in Afghanistan (when it became clear that the Pentagon was unprepared for a quick invasion of that country, right after 9/11).

The Brigade followed in the quick invasion of mainland Italy soon after, with an amphibious assault in the Naples-Foggia area, followed closely by another landing in support of Operation Shingle, near Anzio.

Quick invasion of the vascular stele might be of utmost importance for the virulence level of rice-infecting Pythium spp., since the rice root endodermis and vascular tissues become suberized/lignified during maturation [ 43].

We know, of course, that this hubris was followed by the Iraq war and its brutal exposure of the belief that anywhere in the world could be transformed (with the help of a quick, clean invasion) into a little America.

Nowhere was that intention more evident than in Iraq, where a Bush-ordered invasion in 2003 began as a quick rout of forces loyal to Saddam Hussein before gradually turning into a murderous environment for U.S. troops.

Last week's euphoria over a quick start to the invasion of Iraq has now been almost entirely overtaken by gloom.

A quick succession of management turnovers followed.

Fancy a quick shot of espresso?

(A quick breakdown of prices and networks.

Then, a quick check of some papers.

4.33pm: A quick summary of this afternoon.