Word: withdraws
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...declaration with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorized Lyndon Johnson to use whatever force was necessary to protect U.S. troops in Vietnam. Frustrated by the bootless escalation of that conflict, Congress nine years later overrode Richard Nixon's veto of legislation requiring a President to withdraw troops from hostile areas after 60 days unless Congress approves the deployment. Several Presidents have declared that War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, although none asked the courts for a ruling...
Even granting that sanctions were hurting Iraq, however, could they be counted on to persuade Saddam to withdraw? Baker cautioned the Senate committee that the Iraqi leader could protect chosen segments of his nation for some time. "You can bet the Iraqi people will feel the pain first and most deeply," he said. "Not the Iraqi military and not the government." The question is whether that is any reason not to let sanctions work a while longer -- long enough at least to find out whether the pain will eventually touch Saddam...
Ivanov said Japan has displayed an adversarial attitude at three recent summit meetings. He said that at the Venice meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Toshiku Kaifu proposed a deployment of U.S. missiles in Alaska to pressure the Soviets to withdraw missiles from the North Pacific. And in Houston, Ivanov said, Japan initiated discussion about control of four islands just north of Japan that the Soviets have occupied since World...
...comfortably at home over vacation, the world will be moving closer to the January 15 United Nations Security Council deadline for military confrontation if Iraq does not withdraw its troops from Kuwait. With 400,000 troops expected to be in Saudi Arabia by January, we should use the time to make ourselves as informed as possible about the situation...
...addition, St. Louis said he obtained permission in principal from a nearby business to use its parking lot on Sundays, until pressure from residents led the business to withdraw from the agreement...