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military action

noun as in police action

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In war, he wrote, “everything is uncertain … all military action is intertwined with psychological forces and effects.”

The only exception is military action to repel an imminent attack.

Such ongoing military action gets almost no acknowledgement, never mind serious scrutiny.

He is pushing for a strategy that includes military action inside Syria, which he argues is necessary to defeat ISIS.

Dick Cheney spoke to House Republicans on Tuesday about the need for military action in Iraq.

Russia agrees to take no military action pending negotiations.

I have urged upon German Ambassador that Austria should not precipitate military action.

Von Jagow did not know what Austria-Hungary had ready on the spot, but admitted that they meant to take military action.

Why is the National Guard hardly armed, unorganized, withheld from every military action?

For purely military action of an aggressive character no opportunity was afforded him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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