military-first

It was a genuine American tragedy that they came to power and proceeded to put their military-first policies in place; that, on Sept. 12 of the year that “changed everything,” the PNAC people seized the reins of defense and foreign policy, mobilized for war, began channeling American treasure into the military solution they had long desired, and surged.

Tom Engelhardt: The Urge to Surge: Washington's 30-Year High Tom Engelhardt 2011

"We will complete the great task of our songun military-first revolution by upholding Comrade Kim Jong-un as our supreme commander, our general."

Kim Jong-un hailed by North Korean media as next leader 2011

The propaganda machine is constantly at work in the secretive North, idolizing the leadership of what was communism's first dynastic succession, as well as broadcasting the virtues of its 'songun', or military-first policy.

Insight: Talk of succession off limits in secretive N. Korea Reuters 2011

The military-first strategy for resolving the Afghanistan conflict hasn't made Afghans safer, at best.

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe: The Carnage Continues in Afghanistan Robert Greenwald 2011

This action will further entrench the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan on the false premise of a military-first strategy that has consistently proven itself ineffective and counterproductive.

Rep. Barbara Lee: More Troops Not the Answer in Afghanistan Rep. Barbara Lee 2011

Jong-un will continue to pursue the military-first policy of his father, says Jeon Hyun-jun of the Korea Institute for National Unification.

North Korea begins funeral services for Kim Jong-il 2011

The propaganda machine is constantly at work in the secretive North, idolizing the leadership of what was communism's first dynastic succession, as well as broadcasting the virtues of its 'songun', or military-first policy.

Insight: Talk of succession off limits in secretive N. Korea Reuters 2011

The military-first strategy for resolving the Afghanistan conflict hasn't made Afghans safer, at best.

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe: The Carnage Continues in Afghanistan Robert Greenwald 2011

China wants Pyongyang to switch from "a military-first policy to an economy-first" policy, Mr. Jin said.

Kim Jong Il Eases Nuclear Stance 2010

Fixing that problem would requite U.S. policy follow the roots of their support of the Taliban all the way up to the India/Pakistan animosity, and nothing--nothing--in the U.S.'s military-first strategy comes close to doing so.

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe: Failure, Not Progress, in Afghanistan Robert Greenwald 2010