Sentence examples for long protracted war from inspiring English sources
They cannot sustain a long protracted war".
Iran is a country of 70 million people, and its commanders, battle-hardened by a brutal eight-year stand-off with Iraq, have the ability and will to engage in a long, protracted war against Israel and American interests.
Leaving Gaddhafi in power looked as if it would have resulted in a long protracted civil war wherein a falling despot could be rallied against to compel hordes of foreign fighters to travel to the country (as in Syria).
He reports that along the southern border, there have been weekly clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Sudan People's Liberation Army, a rebel group that fought a long and protracted war with the government in the 1980s and '90s.
"We are prepared for a protracted war, a long war," he added, "in order to see this regime ousted".
After the hysteria in the media induced by ISIS's beheading of a few Americans in retaliation for U.S. bombing of the group in the Middle East, American public sentiment, still exhausted by the long counterproductive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, demanded some action against ISIS -- as long as it didn't involve another protracted war or any U.S. military personnel getting killed.
And they are not sure what to expect, or for how long, should the United States find itself in a protracted war or economic downturn.
"The message to both Assad and Moscow is that, 'You're not winning on all fronts, and we have a plan B that would make your military successes more difficult, that we can also play the protracted war scenario.' " The jockeying, however, may scuttle the long-shot peace talks even before they get off the ground.
They have proposed a long, protracted withdrawal that will only increase the danger to our fighting men and women and drag out the war.
With oil prices having fallen and a protracted war no longer a possibility, consumers and executives will probably accelerate their spending, lifting the economy from its long slump this year, Mr. Greenspan suggested to Congress last week.
