The flock is likely to become even thinner once the coalition's military mission ends next year.
Instead, the Saudi government backed a U.S.-led military mission, including the stationing of American troops on Saudi soil.
And those continue now and in the future regardless of -- or in concert with the military mission.
Europe depends on America's GPS system, it is said, so the Americans could veto an EU military mission.
The Warner-Lugar proposal would require President Bush to present a plan by mid-October that redefines the military mission in Iraq.
Cracks were beginning to appear in the coalition over the long-term role of any military mission in Afghanistan, she said.
The coalition's military mission ends in December next year, the deadline by which most of the 66, 000 U.S. troops in the country are slated to go home.
This strategic timeframe, consistent back to the administration's earliest statements after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, does not necessarily require an open-ended military mission in Iraq.
While the official U.S. military mission in Iraq has ended, it is clear that the people of this nation are still suffering and the need for international humanitarian aid is great.
It's tempting to try to explain Murtha's objections as knee-jerk opposition to the US military mission, or, perhaps, to the relative lack of Information Operations money being "invested" in the congressman's district.
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Nevertheless, after Col Gaddafi pledged to continue the fight, the prime minister said the "struggle was not yet over" and Nato would continue its military mission as long as needed to protect civilians.
She said the EU would support the rapid deployment of an African-led mission and "accelerate preparations for the deployment of a military mission to Mali to provide training and advice to the Malian forces".
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He also halted cooperation with the alliance under the Partnership for Peace program, designed to forge closer ties between former Cold War foes, and he suspended talks on opening a NATO military mission in Moscow.
What has been agreed to but the details of which -- the military planning aspect of which has not yet been finalized is the transfer of the rest of that, the civilian protection aspect of the military mission.
The news that Chad will pull its troops from Mali could force France to push back its own timeframe for withdrawing its troops from its former West African colony and creates greater urgency for a U.N. military mission to Mali.
Now, just as there are those who have argued against intervention in Libya, there are others who have suggested that we broaden our military mission beyond the task of protecting the Libyan people, and do whatever it takes to bring down Qaddafi and usher in a new government.
The newly appointed head of the planned European Union military training mission, French Gen.
Security Council authorized a one-year military peacekeeping mission in the country in December.
Security Council last month authorized a one-year military peacekeeping mission in the country.
Last month, the council authorized a one-year military peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Up to 40 of those troops will be deployed to a European Union military training mission in Mali and the rest in English-speaking West African countries.
Security Council authorized a one-year military peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Tudjman wants the Europeans to extend their non-military observer mission, now limited to Slovenia, to his republic as a sign that foreign countries will help Croatia stand up to the Yugoslav army.
The Royal Navy works with what the military call Mission Command, which sets out the intent, strategy, resources, contingency and inspiration for any large-scale activity (it actually derives from Nelson's order of battle set out a month before Trafalgar).
The United Kingdom is prepared to deploy up to 40 troops to a European Union military training mission in Mali, and up to 200 troops as trainers in English-speaking West African countries, British Defence Minister Philip Hammond told lawmakers in the House of Commons.
The omnipresent obligations associated with the law are already addressed throughout all phases of military planning and mission execution, by virtue of the DoD Law of War Program, the Law of Armed Conflict, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and Rules of Engagement.
Apparently, all of the above were considered military-grade, mission-critical methods of communication 100 years ago.
As he put it, "We can't do our mission only with military tools, " he said.
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They have also ended an American military counter-insurgency training mission in the country.
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The total number of U.S. military personnel deployed for this mission, including those providing logistical and support functions, is approximately 79.
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