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The definitive biography (unless Ken disagrees ;)) is by a Brit, G.F.R. Henderson - good book and good maps. Jackson (like any number of other American Jacksons) was Irish - from Uster, of...

Hello South Africa,

I do not believe that, usually, "quick, clean and easy (and low cost) options" exist in the military realm. I bolded "believe" because you obviously have a different belief -...

JMA,

Yes, I have distinguished between "limited means" (in military strategy and/or tactics), as opposed to a "limited result" (in the policy end goal which underlies the war) - Limited result vs...

I didn't have this at my fingertips when I mentioned Dr Stein, but it's a great bio about Eric Stein, the person.



This reflects in part from whence I come.

Regards

Mike

MAL .....



What ? You are placing me amongst all the Old Ba$tards of SWC - you'd think I'm going to turn 69 this August ! :D

"My" UN vote (in any case) would be based on my conclusion...

is what it used to be called by "vulgar folks" - a "punitive raid" or "regime removal" (not "regime change") are less "vulgar" terms.

The idea is that you go into a territory, kill and/or capture...

JMA, in using the Wiki - Limited War as a doctrinal publication (quoting from it: "This military-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it." - go to it, young South African,...

As to "do it right", IFF you decide "to roll", then you grant a complete hunting license to such as David Porter (then) or Jon Custis (now; as an example of a reasonable military mind).

They will...

Yes, the Res. does provide policy options for member states - "no go", "some go" - which I'm not addressing.

Of more interest to me, is that the Res. says "no all the way go" -



The UN Lord...

This post is not an intervention into the discussion between Ken White and JMA. Neither of them needs any assistance in asserting points and counterpoints. FULL STOP.

This post does have to do...

Like many folks, I spent hours during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution listening to the shortwave broadcasts of the English language services of Radio Moscow, the BBC, VOA and Radio Free Europe.

The...

My response to this:



No reflection cast and no reflection intended - FULL STOP.

The current Cheetahs ultimately answer to a policy boss (Zuma) upon whom reflection was cast and intended -...

but I don't expect that we shall see the "Flying Cheetahs" (now flying Gripen C & Ds) over Libya anytime soon.

Regards

Mike

Broken policy = broken strategy = broken tactics.

Not to parrot CvC, but ....

Now going back into my non-interventionist shell re: this armed conflict; except to note the BLUF supplied by the...

You will find much current history under Chateau Haut-Marbuzet (the grand vin; Chateau MacCarthy is the second wine). Here's a very little bit on these Wild Geese MacCarthy-Reagh cousins (from the...

Yes.



I wouldn't use "facism" ("democratic humanitarianism" can be equally doctrinaire and devastating). And, I'd put "Just Cause" in quotes - it may or may not be "just", with strong views on...

the Fox report and the 1000s of others like this one, CIA Deploys to Libya as White House Authorizes Direct Assistance to Rebels, are simply evidence of the new "covert transparency" and its...

State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh gave this Statement Regarding Use of Force in Libya:



The crux of the statement on I Law is contained in this paragraph:



So far as I Law is...

on one hand, U.S. finds no organized Al Qaeda presence in Libya opposition, officials say (on p.1):



But, on the other hand (on p.2):



Since his retirement, Faddis has written several...

Before everyone goes off half-cocked, read Hays Parks' 1989 Memo (attached in full as pdf).

BLUF:



Still definitive (IMO, humble or otherwise) - esp. as to enemy leaders:

Comparison of Rasmussen with another usually trustworthy poll (Gallup) seemed in order.

Here is Rasmussen, 45% Support U.S. Military Action in Libya, 34% Oppose, 21% Undecided.

Here is Gallup,...

As our surfer boy correctly points out:



I found the latest set of Rasmussen polls (see this post for links) re: Libya and other related issues very interesting - especially the gulf between...

You should clear out some deadwood in your PM storage box.

Cheers

Mike

Also from Jack Goldsmith (who headed OLC during part of the GWB administration), The Legal Reason Why the Obama Administration Won’t Call the Libya Action “War” - which primarily discusses two OLC...

Two reports from the CRS (Congressional Research Service):

No-Fly Zones: Strategic, Operational, and Legal Considerations for Congress



Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of...