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However, the slight decrease in growth for the army's budget indicates that Xi feels he already has strong military support without the need to pander to its recent demands for ever-larger outlays.
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President Assad would not have survived the last two years without the financial, military and diplomatic support he has had from Iran and Russia.
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Xi cannot push through the economic package he hopes to table in the fall without support from regime conservatives, especially in the military, who favor the status quo on the Korean Peninsula.
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Furthermore, only a prosperous nation can protect itself from outside threats, for without prosperity the funds to support a robust military are unavailable.
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In the early years the ROK would not have survived without American military support.
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And time may be short: the longevity of the Karzai government without U.S. military combat support is uncertain.
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Our military does a fantastic job, but without support from the home front, it's a tough mission.
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Two major military operations currently under way in the Mohmand and Kurram tribal regions were being run without external support and would continue, he said, adding that al-Qaeda and other military groups operating in Pakistan were "not only a threat to us but to others".
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Polls taken in the summer and autumn last year suggest a majority of Israelis are opposed to military action against Iran without US support.
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We're asking a lot of our military men and women these days and they simply can't do it without proper support from the United States Congress.
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