Sentence examples for on defence issues from inspiring English sources
Reuven Pedatzur, a commentator on defence issues, excoriates the generals for misusing a budget that actually grew from 2002 to 2005.
An independent lobby group on defence issues, the Australian Defence Association, has warned former military personnel should not campaign in uniform because the military must appear apolitical.
Here there was a common interest: Germany is probably over the pact's budget-deficit limit 3% of GDP already; France risks heading that way.Then came a joint paper to the EU's constitutional convention on defence issues.
But Werritty's willingness to co-operate is essential if Fox is to survive in cabinet as Downing Street has privately made it clear the defence secretary will be in serious difficulties if it could be shown that some of Werritty's income is derived directly or indirectly from his knowledge of Fox's thinking on defence issues, or worse, from his privileged access to Fox's diary.
In his debate, Mr Cheney had more by mounting a straightforward assault on Mr Kerry's Senate voting record ("a consistent pattern over time of always being on the wrong side of defence issues").Yet Mr Kerry still managed to mitigate his errant reputation.
The agreement would have facilitated sharing of information on regional defence issues, especially on North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, and also on China.
Colonel Bob Killebrew writes and consults on national defence issues at the Centre for a New American Security, most recently co-authoring the book Crime Wars; Gangs, Cartels and US National Security.
The hostilities originated in Mr Christie's attacks on Mr Paul's libertarian stance on surveillance and defence issues, but much like the first world war they are now spreading into unexpected theatres of combat.
"It's not about punishing Britain, it's about being coherent," he said, stressing that France would keep "very close bilateral cooperation with the UK", particularly on military and defence issues.
All these worries are particularly marked among one of the most important swing groups in the presidential election blue-collar votelection blue-collarwards the Republican Party on moral and defence issues but who worry about job losses, mortgage foreclosures and the rising costs of health care and college tuition.This is not to argue that the next president will bow to the populist mood.
The institute is an independent organisation that was established by the Australian government to "inform the public on strategic and defence issues".
