Sentence examples for faced enemies from inspiring English sources

Ten years ago, Iran faced enemies to the east and west in the shape of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

But other American presidents, like J.F.K., F.D.R. and Ronald Reagan, faced enemies more evil than Saddam or Osama without losing touch with American optimism and communicating that to the world.

THE arrest of José Padilla on suspicion of planning a radioactive "dirty bomb" in 2002 seemed to confirm two things: that America faced enemies who would go to any lengths, and that the Bush administration was on top of the threat.

Spinning out of G.I. Joe #50 and set in the same continuity, the series presented more intense violence and a more ambiguous morality than the main title, and the Joes faced enemies who were not related to Cobra.

By the early 20th century, as Americans faced enemies abroad, many of the surviving Civil War veterans recognized their shared wartime history and reconciled their differences -- turning Memorial Day into a national holiday.

One Confederate general who faced enemy breech-loaders reckoned the war would have been lost in the first year had Union troops been so equipped at the start.

"It was extremely violent, we didn't have great equipment," said Abderrahmane El Mahdaoui, 93, who faced enemy fire in Italy and Provence.

They were least successful when standing in the main line of battle where they faced enemy battleships.

Together, all this means today's gaming powerhouses are facing enemies on all sides.

After a brief flirtation with the idea that the world might be safe after the cold war, many policy wonks have decided that America will always face enemies.

They worry that a new government in Afghanistan might be hostile to Pakistan, leaving the country facing enemies on two borders.