Originally Posted by
NutLoose
What he said, seems a strange way to fight a war having your decisions and tactics reviewed by a lawyer when the other side are not encumbered by such things, perhaps we should disband the Military and send the lawyers to war.
The problem is fighting the "war" is the easy part. The "war" in Iraq 2 lasted the first 17 days. The next 6 years were combat operations in support of the "peace". Commanders would have be professionally negligent if they did not understand and adapt their orders to recognize and deal with the political-military nexus that is implicit in virtually every situation. Advice from the POLAD/LEGAD is vital to fully understanding the battle space.
Finally the buck still stops at the desk of the
Military Commander. He/she will be the one to, as always, live with the consequences of every decision to use kinetic effects.