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After a session lasting until midnight, punctuated by the introduction of 187 amendments (most by the opposition but some by coalition
allies
of the ruling Congress Party), the government pleaded incapable of processing all the amendments in time.
There is also widespread acknowledgement that the US must do more both at home and diplomatically to address global climate change; that the US must work with its European
allies
to prevent Afghanistan from slipping back into anarchy; and that the US must take the strongest possible stand against terrorism and those who would support it in any way.
For almost seven decades, the US and its
allies
have repeatedly intervened (or supported internally-led coups) to oust governments that were not sufficiently under their thumb.
We are strong
allies
in Europe, and long may it stay that way.
How Iran Is WinningTEL AVIV – In 2003, the United States – which, along with its NATO allies, had already occupied Afghanistan – toppled Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq and overran his army.
Meanwhile, America’s relationship with its traditional Arab
allies
– the region’s conservative Sunni regimes – is faltering, owing largely to US President Barack Obama’s failure to respond effectively in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings.
In order to bring some semblance of stability to the Middle East, the US must think beyond the framework nuclear agreement with Iran and develop, with all stakeholders, a collective security regime – an initiative that will require the US to regain the trust of its
allies
in the region.
And with new
allies
working with old lobbyists to stem the damage, it is unlikely that the episode will lead to anything more than a lovers’ quarrel.
This time, too, in the wake of Khashoggi’s disappearance, common interests and mutual dependence will almost certainly prevail over the desire to hold the Saudis to the standards expected of other close US
allies.
If China wants
allies
in its trade war with the US, it will have to revise many domestic regulations and practices that constitute de facto discrimination against foreign competitors.
An uprising that would give the
allies
the city without a fight, however, is too much to expect so long as they fear that Saddam might survive to punish them.
The US and like-minded states pressed for further clarification of the earlier agreement that international laws of armed conflict, including the right of self-defense, apply in cyber space, but China, Russia, and their
allies
were reluctant to agree.
To be sure, Iran’s alliances are vulnerable to erosion and, in the case of two staunch allies, Syria and Venezuela, to outright collapse.
But Xi must now shift his focus from bagging another quarry to winning over new and perhaps unexpected
allies.
Obama and his congressional
allies
enacted an $800 billion “stimulus” bill that was loaded with programs geared to key Democratic constituencies, such as environmentalists and public employees; adopted a sweeping and highly unpopular health-care reform (whose constitutionality will be determined by the Supreme Court this year); imposed vast new regulations on wide swaths of the economy; embraced an industrial policy that selects certain companies for special treatment; engaged in borrowing and spending at levels exceeded only in World War II; and centralized power in Washington, DC (and, within the federal government, in the executive branch and regulatory agencies).
Throughout the region, government officials shut out those they regard as troublemakers and manipulate procedures for issuing broadcast licenses to benefit political
allies
or silence independent voices.
Many of America’s closest
allies
– including both of our countries, the Marshall Islands and Australia – were deeply disappointed by the move, which was shortsighted, for both America and the world.
“Green” eco-activists, while feeling awkward about support from this quarter, nonetheless find them useful
allies.
In fact, a key element of America’s Asian pivot, the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, does not just exclude China; it also leaves out close US
allies
like India and South Korea.
After all, the country is surrounded by larger, supposedly hostile states, and it has no
allies
on which it can rely to come to its defense.
This dependence on the US for collective security does not make American
allies
exactly into colonies.
American leadership has obviously been a flawed enterprise, resulting in unnecessary wars, and the support of too many unsavory
allies
in the struggle with Communism.
In abandoning the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, US President Donald Trump rejected the advice of
allies
and showed an utter disregard for the interests of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the broader international community.
Many of America's
allies
say that they resent the excessive unilateralism of the Bush Administration's foreign policy, but even President Clinton argued that America must be prepared to go it alone when no alternative exists.
President Bush's military action in Afghanistan was largely unilateral, but was carried out against a backdrop of support from NATO
allies
and UN resolutions.
Even then America's intervention was not unilateral, but taken with the strong support of NATO
allies.
The American preference for making anti-communist allies, however unsavory, tied Washington to Pakistan’s increasingly Islamist dictatorship, while India’s non-aligned democracy drifted toward the secular Soviet embrace.
They found
allies
in a growing number of countries.
Why is Trump taking measures against one of America’s main
allies
instead of its principal strategic adversary, China?
One of his close political
allies
recently declared that should the United Nations Security Council approve military intervention in Syria, France “could envision” participating in that effort.
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