Sentence examples for invasion order from inspiring English sources

He added that, with Eisenhower's invasion order given, "One newspaper noted that 'we have come to the hour for which we were born.' " Obama had been President for only a few months; he was in the first minutes of his hour.

But Syrian military commanders appeared to be awaiting reinforcements before issuing invasion orders.

His was a largely ceremonial role until the events of October 1983 which led to a US invasion ordered by President Ronald Reagan at Scoon's request.

What Ike knew is a reminder that, apart from the pounding, and having to make decisions that can affect the lives of millions (such as the Iraq invasion ordered by President George W Bush), an attempt to measure a future president's qualifications is a hopeless assignment.

Mobutu, wanting to prevent any chance of another invasion, ordered his troops to shoot on sight.

Indeed, he became almost the only Republican presidential contender to criticize the invasion ordered by the last Republican president.

They are existential, a product of my direct experience and the feelings I had as my buddies and I waited in our barracks for our invasion orders.

The human and financial toll from the 2003 invasion ordered by former President George W. Bush looms heavily over policymakers contemplating what to do next in Iraq.

While they organized, Washington decided to expand the invasion, ordering Benedict Arnold to lead another invasion force that would invade Quebec from Maine.

Instead of ordering an invasion, Lincoln ordered information.

His great achievement in this role was the Transportation Plan, a massive bombing campaign against German and northern French railroads and marshaling yards prior to the invasion in order to prevent the Germans from bringing up reinforcements to attack the Allies' beachhead in Normandy.