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proxy war

NOUN
  1. a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate

How To Use proxy war In A Sentence

  • Neither side has an interest in a proxy war or instability in their northern neighbour. Times, Sunday Times
  • General Petraeus warned Congress that the U.S. is already fighting what he called a proxy war with Iran. CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007
  • Analyst and newspaper editor Rashed Rahman says the central problem in the relationship is what he calls the "proxy war that the Pakistan military is waging through the Taliban in Afghanistan. News
  • About its engagement in that decade-long proxy war with the United States, resulting in the loss of countless lives and the destruction of that "small country's" infrastructure?
  • In the 1980s and 1990s, Pakistan became the scene of a proxy war between mostly Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, with both sides funnelling money to sectarian groups that regularly targeted each other. Twelve die in Pakistan bus attack
  • Neither side has an interest in a proxy war or instability in their northern neighbour. Times, Sunday Times
  • The two lived in the same house, taught history, and fought a proxy war using their pets. Times, Sunday Times
  • About its engagement in that decade-long proxy war with the United States, resulting in the loss of countless lives and the destruction of that "small country's" infrastructure?
  • Speaking January 5 alongside his Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the president announced a shift in strategy for the American military, one that emphasizes aerial campaigns and proxy wars as opposed to "long-term nation-building with large military footprints. Medea Benjamin: Obama's Pentagon Strategy: A Leaner, More Efficient Empire
  • It really is a pity that we can't even enjoy the Christmas festivities anymore without the intrusion of proxy wars against pollies wrapped in a culture wars template.
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