I'm playing devil's advocate when I suggest that this will be the reasoning, or was the reasoning, behind the way western opinion has gelled around the 'cause' in the last week.
I'm no lawyer, but a "US/ NATO war in Syria" does not imply confronting solely ISIL fighters.
Especially if UN member Israel creates a salient in response to this Succor front crossing into the Golan Heights to capture those peacekeepers.
If they were still being held it would be an obligation to act. The group fled to Syria's jurisdiction.
So too, while Tartus does not accommodate larger ships, and Russia doesn't seem as concerned about evacuating it's 7,000+ registered citizens from Syria there -- it nevertheless wants to maintain the economic leverage of trade with Syria (et al) so as to offset any possible normalization, or worse - a pipeline that delivers Saudi natural gas.
The kidnapping of UN peacekeepers last week is the legal basis for military intervention (less-thin broth).
The legal discussion to define the impetus to war boggles the best minds and souls; Congo and Rwanda being perfect examples of when "WE" should have intervened.
I often wonder if Russia's activities in the Crimea are in part a response to the possibility of losing Tartus should Assad fall. The desire to maintain the ability to project power over the Caucuses without needing to navigate the Kerch Straits? Turkey has been a good ally to the United States for decades, and Moscow may fear the Bosporus too could be closed to them. Surely Iran would charge them through the nose at that point.
The hesitation to 're-take' cities where demographics imply heavy losses are likely to occur, should be met with Saudi diplomacy and negotiations.
I'm not sure what allegiance (or choice for that matter) the regular citizens hold, but I can't imagine Baghdad being satisfied with losing both Kirkuk oil, and large parts of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys.
If operations continue to reduce the ISIS troop levels across the 'theater' it may allow citizens to revolt, or ISIS members to flee / surrender.
Of course, Israel's current leadership is probably just as likely to just march(sic) on Damascus and begin strafing everything in sight.
It's as if the Rise in Temperature were Debt Equity and some multi-national corporation's Lawyers want the R & D department to work on fudging the numbers instead of actually mitigating the problem from destroying the customer base.
And now a new generation of righteously angry victim's families will have to re-build their lives with no job prospects, while choking back tears, anger and resentment.
We must all stoke the thought of committing to generations of peace as much as we can. International leaders must be creative and expedient in rebuilding Gaza as soon as possible.
The Palestinian grievances are not petty by any measure, but only restraint can win the goal of statehood. It can be done.
1. Pull out of traffic to the first place it is safe to do so.
These steps help put the officer at ease. Try to do items #2 through #6 before the officer exits and arrives at your car. S/He will be able to see your hands and the interior of your car, which drastically reduces their anxiety - especially at night.
2. Turn off your engine.
3. Turn on your dome light.
4. Roll down your window.
5. Place your hands on the steering wheel at twelve o'clock and make NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS for the entire stop.
6. Wait for the officer to speak first.
7. Answer all proceeding questions honestly.
Admitting to speeding or broken lights can often result in a warning if you tell the truth.
The officer will ask for License and Registration.
For most people this will require you to open the glovebox, and possibly a purse - both are possible hiding place for a weapon.
8. If your registration is in the glovebox, tell the officer this before moving to open it.
9. The same goes for your Driver's License, whether in your purse or wallet.
Without the US and USSR working together after WWII, the greatest single opportunity in the history of mankind to rid ourselves of war, famine and disease was lost.
Had Clauswitz realized Napoleon's real Waterloo was failing to harness the Industrial Revoltion's scale of production to serve, satisfy and secure each of the Three Estates - then perhaps the "War to End All Wars" and WWII would not have followed.
What fool is a student of war and not peace? About 90% of today's population.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki proved the point that our 'leaders' are actually bound to a bureaucracy they cannot control. MacArthur and Eisenhower touched on this briefly as each made their exit. It's the propaganda stupid (present company excluded).
Somehow, the nuclear genie escaped - and several disenfranchised generations later, we have a complete abandonment of the principle that we are all in this life together. One volunteer army isn't going to fix diddley. And no military is going to commit wholeheartedly to the UN.
Even if our all volunteer armies were to band together, at this point many innocent civilians would die because miltants so easily hide among them. Perpetuating the status quo - of putting off until tomorrow what could be done today, only increases the loss of life surely to follow our indecision as citizens and as governments.
I believe wholeheartedly that Trillions of dollars MUST be deployed in a follow up to the Marshall Plan. What other "intervention" can overcome the dreadful mistakes our past leaders have bequeathed us? Surely escalation of studious indifference is not the answer!
I hope the old school heavies will throw their shoes at al-Maliki, and that Abadi will mend fences with both Sunnis and Kurds and confront IS with US air support.
Baghdadi is straight out of "The Lord of the Flies," and will never wrest legitimacy from the House of Saud. What would Mohammed do?
I'm playing devil's advocate when I suggest that this will be the reasoning, or was the reasoning, behind the way western opinion has gelled around the 'cause' in the last week.
I'm no lawyer, but a "US/ NATO war in Syria" does not imply confronting solely ISIL fighters.
Especially if UN member Israel creates a salient in response to this Succor front crossing into the Golan Heights to capture those peacekeepers.
If they were still being held it would be an obligation to act. The group fled to Syria's jurisdiction.
So too, while Tartus does not accommodate larger ships, and Russia doesn't seem as concerned about evacuating it's 7,000+ registered citizens from Syria there -- it nevertheless wants to maintain the economic leverage of trade with Syria (et al) so as to offset any possible normalization, or worse - a pipeline that delivers Saudi natural gas.
The kidnapping of UN peacekeepers last week is the legal basis for military intervention (less-thin broth).
The legal discussion to define the impetus to war boggles the best minds and souls; Congo and Rwanda being perfect examples of when "WE" should have intervened.
I often wonder if Russia's activities in the Crimea are in part a response to the possibility of losing Tartus should Assad fall. The desire to maintain the ability to project power over the Caucuses without needing to navigate the Kerch Straits? Turkey has been a good ally to the United States for decades, and Moscow may fear the Bosporus too could be closed to them. Surely Iran would charge them through the nose at that point.
The hesitation to 're-take' cities where demographics imply heavy losses are likely to occur, should be met with Saudi diplomacy and negotiations.
I'm not sure what allegiance (or choice for that matter) the regular citizens hold, but I can't imagine Baghdad being satisfied with losing both Kirkuk oil, and large parts of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys.
If operations continue to reduce the ISIS troop levels across the 'theater' it may allow citizens to revolt, or ISIS members to flee / surrender.
Of course, Israel's current leadership is probably just as likely to just march(sic) on Damascus and begin strafing everything in sight.
May God have mercy on us all.
It's as if the Rise in Temperature were Debt Equity and some multi-national corporation's Lawyers want the R & D department to work on fudging the numbers instead of actually mitigating the problem from destroying the customer base.
And now a new generation of righteously angry victim's families will have to re-build their lives with no job prospects, while choking back tears, anger and resentment.
We must all stoke the thought of committing to generations of peace as much as we can. International leaders must be creative and expedient in rebuilding Gaza as soon as possible.
The Palestinian grievances are not petty by any measure, but only restraint can win the goal of statehood. It can be done.
Westboro Baptist Church comes to mind.
This is a wedding to celebrate even more than the average wedding. Much good fortune to the newlyweds!!!
Pertaining to a traffic stop:
1. Pull out of traffic to the first place it is safe to do so.
These steps help put the officer at ease. Try to do items #2 through #6 before the officer exits and arrives at your car. S/He will be able to see your hands and the interior of your car, which drastically reduces their anxiety - especially at night.
2. Turn off your engine.
3. Turn on your dome light.
4. Roll down your window.
5. Place your hands on the steering wheel at twelve o'clock and make NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS for the entire stop.
6. Wait for the officer to speak first.
7. Answer all proceeding questions honestly.
Admitting to speeding or broken lights can often result in a warning if you tell the truth.
The officer will ask for License and Registration.
For most people this will require you to open the glovebox, and possibly a purse - both are possible hiding place for a weapon.
8. If your registration is in the glovebox, tell the officer this before moving to open it.
9. The same goes for your Driver's License, whether in your purse or wallet.
Indeed. The UN is an unkempt promise.
Without the US and USSR working together after WWII, the greatest single opportunity in the history of mankind to rid ourselves of war, famine and disease was lost.
Had Clauswitz realized Napoleon's real Waterloo was failing to harness the Industrial Revoltion's scale of production to serve, satisfy and secure each of the Three Estates - then perhaps the "War to End All Wars" and WWII would not have followed.
What fool is a student of war and not peace? About 90% of today's population.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki proved the point that our 'leaders' are actually bound to a bureaucracy they cannot control. MacArthur and Eisenhower touched on this briefly as each made their exit. It's the propaganda stupid (present company excluded).
Somehow, the nuclear genie escaped - and several disenfranchised generations later, we have a complete abandonment of the principle that we are all in this life together. One volunteer army isn't going to fix diddley. And no military is going to commit wholeheartedly to the UN.
Even if our all volunteer armies were to band together, at this point many innocent civilians would die because miltants so easily hide among them. Perpetuating the status quo - of putting off until tomorrow what could be done today, only increases the loss of life surely to follow our indecision as citizens and as governments.
I believe wholeheartedly that Trillions of dollars MUST be deployed in a follow up to the Marshall Plan. What other "intervention" can overcome the dreadful mistakes our past leaders have bequeathed us? Surely escalation of studious indifference is not the answer!
I hope the old school heavies will throw their shoes at al-Maliki, and that Abadi will mend fences with both Sunnis and Kurds and confront IS with US air support.
Baghdadi is straight out of "The Lord of the Flies," and will never wrest legitimacy from the House of Saud. What would Mohammed do?
I hope and pray IS will come to a quick end.