But some key members of Congress said air power alone cannot end the conflict.
He refused to use our air power to destroy any Serbian military buildup or offense.
Saddam is heavily dependent on air power to quickly quell uprisings or army mutinies.
Israel initially relied on air power to attack Hizbullah's rocket-launching crews, and killed hundreds of civilians.
Offensive operations will still rely upon outside support for air power, intelligence and logistics.
Air power is to be used only when there is no significant risk of civilian deaths.
Such a transient but decisive use of air power would be supported by the many valid U.N.
Air power and sea power are central to its plans for preserving U.S. presence in the Pacific.
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The drone strikes are part of a tradition for American forces, which rely heavily on air power.
It's like saying Napoleon was a lousy general because he didn't know how to deploy air power.
American air power is now truly achieving the vision its original advocates formulated between 1915 and 1925.
Dug in around the city are more than 30, 000 government troops, backed by armor, artillery and air power.
The F-35 is supposed to become the backbone of American air power, but its costs have been rising.
But officials caution against drawing parallels with Libya, where the rebels were aided by American-led NATO air power.
The alliance has spent two months polishing a broad range of options, including the use of air power.
The Malian army, backed by French air power, then moved against the militants.
Would-be rebels would be more prone to act if they knew Saddam was deprived of his critical air power.
In this war, air power also played a bigger role in intelligence gathering.
Air power can be far more decisively employed against strategic targets in Iraq than was the case in Vietnam.
The United States will rely more heavily on air power and long-range weapons in its military planning for the peninsula.
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America's faith in air power, formed by the precision-bombing of Iraqi targets, has already been tested by Mr Hussein's durability.
French officials confirmed Tuesday that Malian forces, backed by French air power, retook the key towns of Diabaly and Douentza.
The Syrians have introduced more muscular military tactics against the opposition gradually: first artillery, then air power and then surface-to-surface missiles.
The U.S. was flying over there and making sure that Saddam couldn't get airplanes up over there, didn't have any air power.
It is a belief that is deeply held by the US military, who were among the first advocates of strategic air power.
They represent a unique warfare capability that can quickly arrive at a trouble spot and provide robust, and sustainable combat air power.
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Perry attributed this latest, and perhaps strongest, chance for peace in the Balkans in part to the success of NATO air power.
The Turks, aided by our air power, would make short shrift of any Iraqi armed resistance to their marching into northern Iraq.
You have to have a combination of air power, ground maneuver, an information campaign, and support of the Afghan peoples -- i.e.
Fuel, food, parts and ammunition barely reach Ghazni from Kabul and the Afghans rely on American artillery, air power and medical treatment.
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