He also must persuade NATO to contribute more to the war effort — if not combat troops in Afghanistan, then trainers or development aid.
After thirteen unlucky years of war, it would be good to know that we are, in some way, leaving, even if — and this is also part of Obama and NATO's promise — we keep sending people (if not combat troops) and a good deal of money.
Ultimately, AIDS may leave some African countries as failed states; a World Bank study in June warned that if South Africa does not combat the epidemic, it will face "a complete economic collapse".
Syria's President Assad has told the AFP news agency that any outcome of planned peace talks in Switzerland would be "worthless" if they did not "combat terrorism".
Assad: 'Talks must combat terrorism' Jump to media player Syria's President Assad has told the AFP news agency that any outcome of planned peace talks in Switzerland would be "worthless" if they did not "combat terrorism".
We cannot have a secure planet if we do not combat the root causes of insecurity, the most dramatic of which are avoidable illness, suffering, and death.
Cops should be cops — not combat troops.
Not only will we lose the battle against poverty if we don't combat population growth.
In the US last September, the CDC warned that the country faces "potentially catastrophic consequences" if it doesn't combat drug resistance, echoing a statement from Sally Davies, the UK's chief medical Officer, who said that the British health system could slip back 200 years, if the "catastophic threat" of antibiotic resistance isn't properly tackled.
Speaking before she set off for Sierra Leone on Tuesday with about 100 RAF medics and logisticians being sent to build a training academy and field hospital, Greening said: "If we don't combat Ebola it will take many more lives, but also it can pose a risk to the UK".
