Congress authorized military action through a series of statutes.

This time, they are authorizing military action to force compliance.

There being no evidence that the French Government had authorized such action, their claims were rejected.

In this situation, the ambassador said, "there is not much readiness to go for a resolution that authorizes military action."

The resolution authorizing military action was intended to give the president political support, but not unfettered power to wage war.

And we should authorize covert action that would be appropriate to support those public efforts.

On Iraq, she has never repudiated her vote in 2002 authorizing military action.

But the allies are still some way from actually authorizing military action.

As the war continues, world leaders do not seem ready to authorize military action to save the Bosnians.

Another holdup is whether to seek a new Council resolution authorizing military action.