Sentence examples for massive troop from inspiring English sources

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But with Colonel Qaddafi joining the lengthening list of tyrants and terrorists dispatched during the Obama presidency, even critics conceded a success for Mr. Obama's approach to war — one that relies on collective, rather than unilateral, action; on surgical strikes rather than massive troop deployments.

During the White House's Afghanistan review, it was mainly civilian officials, Vice-President Biden chief among them, who argued for a limited counterterrorism mission, rather than a massive troop surge and billions of dollars more spent on what they viewed as a Vietnam-like quagmire.

We've seen candidates call for a new campaign of "shock and awe" (Kasich), for carpet-bombing and making the desert glow (Cruz), for "bomb[ing] the shit out of them" (Trump), for waterboarding "and a hell of a lot worse" (Trump again), and for pre-emptive strikes and massive troop deployments (Jeb).

But the massive troop increase and billions more in spending on it is clearly his call.

Recommendations range from supporting General McChrystal's request for a massive troop increase to advocating for a significant drawdown or withdrawal.

Drones are replacing massive troop commitments, but drones require their own forward infrastructure, which means deeper military involvement throughout the Persian Gulf, Middle East and South Asia.

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"There's a better way to deal with the issue than having the Turks send massive troops into the country".

During the following year it became apparent to the Soviets that oil and gas subsidies, along with the cost of maintaining massive troops levels, represented a substantial economic drain.

President Obama's Oval Office speech to the nation on December 6 acknowledged the risks associated with massive troops in Middle East but the president made no mention of backing away from regime change in Syria.

Around 8 a.m., massive green troop carriers rumbled into the center of the city and deployed more than 3,000 troops, a number that swelled to about 10,000 by midday, according to witnesses and videotapes.

Such a massive foreign troop withdrawal puts tremendous pressure on fledgling Afghan security forces, both military and police a pullback also seemingly premature.

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