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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] I know, but the writer of the letter seems to think that only one person decides what situations to become involved in and what defines the moral grounds to take action. The Commander in Chief (even those with ZERO military experience)have to balance the people's desire for military intervention. In the current situation, the locals WANT us there to restore order (something rare enough) and we could at least maintain a policing force for a short time with minimal loss of life. On the other hand, Liberia elected this asshole freely and there is no sign of any electoral misconduct (that I'm personally aware of anyway)so who are we to oust a democratically elected official from office? What kind of precedent does that serve? The short answer to your question is YES. Moral grounds are sufficent to warrant military intervention. It is required to consider the long-term consequenses of such an act though. As horrible as it may sound, most military interventions are taken only after enough evidence is gathered to make a public case to the people and garner their support (our people, not those we're "helping"). The down side: While we gather evidence to support a case for intervention and garner public support (the CIC is a politician after all)those we're intrested in helping die. Who sets the morals that provoke our action? Do we invade every country whose leaders starve their own people to get rich by selling relief supplies? If so, we're going to need a much larger military.... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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