Sentence examples for financing military from inspiring English sources

There are few other politically palatable options for financing military modernization.

"My point about John Kerry being inconsistent is best described in his own words, not mine, when he said -- and I quote John Kerry -- 'I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it,"' he said, recalling how Mr. Kerry had tried to explain a procedural vote he had cast on financing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Historian: Those other executive powers--ignoring regulatory mandates, financing military operations off-budget, search and seizure, suspending habeas corpus, covert operations in Iran, and many others--shouldn't they be available to this new administration?

Minerals trading in Africa is often used to finance military activities.

The United States finances military training and runs antidrug operations in Colombia.

He said Democrats should accept a Republican proposal to fully finance military and intelligence operations while the impasse continued.

President Bush has asked Congress for $87 billion to finance military and reconstruction operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the coming year.

The House is expected to continue debating the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation to authorize and finance military programs for 2013, with votes possible on amendments.

Article I gives Congress the authority to "declare war" and finance military operations while Article II makes the president the "commander in chief".

The request increases to nearly $190 billion the amount the Bush administration is seeking for 2008 to finance military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mr. LaVergne, a Republican, and Mr. Cannon, a Democrat, are strongly critical of President Bush's request for $87 billion to finance military and reconstruction projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.