head of militant network Haji Mali Khan captured

[Fincuan]

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say there, but in any case politicians should have nothing do with the actual execution of field ops. That's a soldiers' job, and down the history there's plenty of examples why. In a properly working democracy it should, however, be the politicians who approve the op beforehand and deal with the consequences afterwards if the stakes are high enough. Engaging terrorists within a sovereign country's borders, without the "host" knowing about it, is a damn good example of this.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say there, but in any case politicians should have nothing do with the actual execution of field ops. That's a soldiers' job, and down the history there's plenty of examples why. In a properly working democracy it should, however, be the politicians who approve the op beforehand and deal with the consequences afterwards if the stakes are high enough. Engaging terrorists within a sovereign country's borders, without the "host" knowing about it, is a damn good example of this.

You saw it all right, for terror and its activities, so for some other game rules, a a "normal" war, but many similarities are, however, politicians have been as familiar an opinion which in many cases differ from the strategist who follows situation in real time, and not by artificial bureaucrat, and long decision paths.