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In President Obama's 28 March 2011 speech on Libya justifying airstrikes against the Gaddafi regime, the President stated the United States can use military force "decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests."
And under Obama, United States Foreign Military Financing for Israel increased to $3 billion for the first time in history. [172] Obama pledged support for Israeli military superiority in the region and described his allegiance with Israel as being "sacrosanct". [173] Under President Obama, the United States increased aid for Israel's Iron Dome ...
The National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order (Executive Order 13603) is an order of the President of the United States, signed by President Barack Obama on March 16, 2012. [1] The purpose of this executive order is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act ...
Monday's debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney was a bit of a yawn-fest, but it did feature one memorable exchange: Romney: Our navy is smaller now than at any time ...
In April 2014, a ten-year pact (EDCA – Enhanced Defence Co-operation Agreement) [86] was signed between the U.S. president, Barack Obama and the Philippine president, Benigno Aquino III, allowing United States to increase military presence in the Philippines. [87] [88] [89] [90]
In November 2015, the Obama administration began the deployment of U.S. special forces to Syria, on the mission of assisting rebel forces in their fight against ISIL, President Obama then ordered several dozen Special Operations troops into Rojava in northern Syria to assist local fighters battling ISIL, authorizing the first open-ended mission ...
United States Special Operations forces will retain leeway to conduct antiterrorism raids on private Afghan homes [76] American counterterrorism operations will be intended to "complement and support" Afghan missions [76] and that U.S. forces will not conduct military operations in Afghanistan "unless mutually agreed" the text says. [82]
Following last June’s disastrous debate performance by President Joe Biden, Barack Obama urged then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to be the bearer of bad news and convince Biden to drop ...