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And thus forgetting that War is a continuation of policy by other means, and it is absolutely right that Politicians (and thus POLADs/LEGADs) stick their oar in at every opportunity they feel necessary.
Had the misfortune to be called out one night to support a SVN fire support base which was in the midst of battle. Arrived just after dawn to find it had been wiped out - 200 men, women and children slaughtered. The enemy? They were sitting on the other side of the canal giving us the bird, knowing that they would be able to melt away before we could get the necessary authorisation under the ROE in force. By way of explanation, the canal formed the border between two provinces, and it was necessary to have the province chiefs authority to engage. We had the wrong province chief on board.
